Scientfic Investergation Flashcards

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Develop a research question

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What specifically do you want to determine ?

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What’s make observations/Do research

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To determine what problem you want to address

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Develop ah hypothesis

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based on research from a variety of sources

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Conduct a controlled Experiment

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Testing the hypothesis and collecting data and observation

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Interpret and analyze

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Using tables & graphs

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Draw Conclusions

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Improvements for future experiments

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Communicate results

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So others can build on the experiment

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Hypothesis?

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Educated guess ..

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Variables

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Are factors that are measured in an experiment

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Independent variable

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Is the variable that you purposely change

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Dependent variable

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That change as result of changing the IV

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Control

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Is the baseline measurement that you compare your data to

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Constants

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The things that are purposely kept the same in the experiment

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Experiment

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Is a structured way to test a hypothesis

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Balance

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Measure mass

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Electron microscope

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Used for examine extremely small specimens

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Light microscope

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Exhaling small specimens , was used to discover cells

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Bearer

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Less accurate tool for measuring volume

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Cells

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Smallest unit of all life

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Metabolism

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Get and use energy in order to carry out life functions

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Interdependence

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Organisms rely on each other to survive

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Reproduce

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Either asexually or sexually

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Homeostasis

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Maintain a constant internal environment ex. Body temperature

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Heredity

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Pass on traits to offspring

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Evolution

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Populations of organism change over time

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Tissue

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A group of cells that carry out a similar function

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Organ

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Group of tissue that carry out a specialized function in the body

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Organ system

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A group of organs that work together to perform body functions

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Organism

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Single living thing

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Population

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A group of organisms of the look similar and can produce fertile offspring

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Community

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A group a different specie that live in the same habitat and interact with on another

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Ecosystem

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A community of organisms and their non -living environment

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Biosphere

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All of the world and it’s atmosphere that support life