Investigation Flashcards

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Gregor Mendel

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Genetics pioneer. He named dominant and recessive genes after seeing regular ratios in pea plant hybrids.

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Independent Variable

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Those that the scientist manipulates.
Only one independent variable in each.
Plotted in x-axis

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Variables

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factors affecting the outcome of an experimental investigation
Ex: the amount of water given to a plant might be the indepedent variable

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Charles Darwin

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an English biologist who proposed natural selection and evolution in On the Origin of Species.

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Dependent Variable

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Depend on the condition or value of the independent variable. Factors measured by scientists

Ex: Since light affects plant growth, plant growth would be the dependent variable in an experiment.

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Feedback Loop

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a sequence of experiments that generate more hypotheses and testing.

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Galileo Galilei

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Improved the telescope and used it to prove Copernicus’ heliocentric theory.

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Controlled Variable

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Those that remain the same across.

Ex: thermometer
Since water is not being researched, it would be a controlled variable in a light-growth experiment

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Scientific Law

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a proven explanation for a phenomenon

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Disequilibrium

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occurs when a child cannot use existing schemas to comprehend new information

Ex: Child moves abroad. Combining the old and new classroom norms is tricky.

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Dmitri Mendeleev

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A chemist (1834-1907) who published the first periodic table with elements arranged by mass

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Heliocentricity

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Astronomical theory that the sun is the center of our solar system. Copernicus and Galileo developed the theory.

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Assimilation

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Applying schemas to new items or circumstances

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Scientific Method

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  1. Identifies problem
  2. Observation
  3. Hypothesis
  4. Experiment
  5. Data
  6. Conclusion
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Hypothesis

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A testable prediction

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Theory

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A proposed explanation

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Scientific Law

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Proven and documented

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Sir Isaac Newton

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Laws of motion and Discovery of Gravity

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Albert Einstein

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Theory of relativity (related to gravity)

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Daniel Bernoulli

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Principle to explain the conservation of energy in fluids

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Louis Pasteur

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Discovery of airborne diseases and vaccines

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Rosalind Franklin

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Used x -ray crystallography in her research on the DNA molecule

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Alfred Wegener

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Theory of continental drift

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5-E One: Engage

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Generate interest, connect previous learning

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5E Two: Explore

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Students interact with materials and content, observe, record

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5E Three: Explain

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Verbalize learning, define new terms, explain process

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5E Four: Elaborate

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Extend learning to new situations and practice newly aquired skills

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5E Five : Evaluate

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Assess and reteach