Kelso_marylee Test Flashcards
What happens if you test a hypothesis multiple times and the data doesn’t support your prediction
Re-think your hypothesis
Scientific ways of thinking
Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers are called
Qualitative
- Scientific Method and Attitudes
Which scientist first saw a dead cell wall of a plant and named it a cell
Hooke
- Characteristics of Life
Describing a lemon as being sour is what type of observation
Qualitative
- Scientific Method and Attitudes
What is used for focusing in high power?
Fine adjustment knob
- Microscope Usage Instructions
What is used for focusing in low power
Coarse adjustment knob
- Microscope Usage Instructions
What contains the ocular lens
Body tube
- Microscope Usage Instructions
How is a scientist like a good detective? Use the attributes of a scientist and the scientific method to discuss.
Scientist is like a good detective because both have the attitudes of a scientist and use the scientific method. Honesty is important to be true to the data and published data/results. Curiosity leads to new questions and hypotheses. Skepticism allows one to question results and rethink the hypothesis. Open Mindness- allows them to think outside the box and search for other answers. Creativity allows them to think of new ways to develop equipment and to see possibilities for new discoveries, etc.