1. The Nature of Science And See KNOWLEDGE IT’S TIME AND NOW TO TEST YOUR
Who Wants To Be
The Nature of Science
And See
KNOWLEDGE
IT’S TIME
AND NOW
TO TEST
YOUR
A Scientist?

2. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 10 Points
50/50?
What is information gathered about the natural world
through our senses or by using science instruments called?
inference
observation
conclusion
prediction A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Distinguish an observation from predictions, inferences and/or conclusions.
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3. Answer 1. is Add 10 Points! observation B
B) Observation (is information about the natural world gathered by the senses or scientific instruments)
Students add 10 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 10 Points!

4. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 15 Points
50/50?
Miguel saw fruit flies buzzing around some bananas
inside his house. He wondered how flies that can only
live 24 hours survived the long, cold winter. Which is the
best inference about how the flies could have survived?
Eggs on the bananas
hatched in his house.
The flies hid in the
house since summer.
The flies come from
brown bananas.
The bananas are near
apples with fruits flies. A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Distinguish an inference from predictions, observations and/or inferences.
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5. hatched inside the house
Answer 2. is
Eggs on the bananas
hatched inside the house A
Is the best inference. (An inference is explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed)
Students add 15 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 15 Points!

6. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 20 Points
50/50?
Samantha thinks if she cuts most of the leaves
off a plant it will stop growing. What is her idea
called if she performs a test to see if it is true?
A conclusion
An experiment
A prediction
An inference A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Distinguish a prediction from observations, inferences and conclusions.
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7. Answer 3. is Add 20 Points! a prediction C
C) Prediction (to state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation.)
Students add 20 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 20 Points!

8. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 25 Points
50/50?
4. Oscar looks at his finger next to a crescent moon phase
in the night sky. He says, “When it makes a lower case ‘b,’
the lunar cycle is beginning. What is his statement?
A prediction
An observation
An inference
A conclusion A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Distinguish a conclusion from predictions, observations, and/or inferences.
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9. Answer 4. is Add 25 Points! A conclusion D
D) A conclusion (a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on observation data.)
Students add 25 points if they get the answer correct.
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10. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 30 Points
50/50?
Adam compares the greenish-black streak made by
copper sulfide with the streak test colors made by other
rocks from the same mineral. What is this an example of?
using a
control group
recording
data
asking a
question
identifying a
variable A B C D
SC.5.N.1.4 Identify a control group and explain its importance in an experiment.
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11. Answer 5. is Add 30 Points! using a control group A
A) Using a control group (a group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference or comparison to the experimental group) Students add 30 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 30 Points!

12. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 35 Points
50/50?
Jacob tests the ability of three magnets to attract five
paper clips. If the magnets are all equal in strength
but have different shapes. What variables are being tested?
the number of
paper clips
the shape of
each magnet
the strength of
Jacob’s tests
of three magnets A B C D
SC.5.N.1.4 (Carry out) an experiment requiring the identification of variables.
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13. Answer 6. is Add 35 Points! the shape of each magnet B
B) the shape of each magnet are the variables (an event, condition, or factor that can be changed (or controlled) in order to study a prediction in a scientific experiment. Students add 35 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 35 Points!

14. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 40 Points
50/50?
Why is it better to repeat the experimental
steps of a scientific investigation and record all
the data for several different trials?
It increases the
amount of evidence
It improves the
validity of the data
accuracy of the data
It increases the length
of an investigation. A B C D
SC.5.N.2.2 Recognize and explain the need for repeated experimental trials
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15. Answer 7. is Add 40 Points! It improves the validity of the data B
B) Repeating trials improves the validity of the data. Students add 40 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 40 Points!

16. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 45 Points
50/50?
Which of the following could a scientist
use to verify an observation?
his opinion
predicting
measuring
an inference A B C D
SC. 5.N.1.6 Recognize and explain the difference between personal opinion, interpretation, and verified evidence.
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17. Answer 8. is Add 45 Points! measuring C
C) Measuring is empirical observation (an observation is information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments) Students add 45 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 45 Points!

18. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 50 Points
50/50?
Julie puts 3 drops of food coloring in the center of
two saucers of milk . Then asks Kyle to add a drop of
dishwashing soap to 1 of the saucers. Which part of the
scientific method is Julie asking Kyle to do?
make a
prediction
conduct an
experiment
record an
observation
draw a
conclusion A B C D
SC.3.N.1.1 Investigate in teams through systematic exploration.
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19. Answer 9. is Add 50 Points! conduct an experiment B
B) conduct an experiment (an experiment is a scientific test or procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to answer a scientific question.) Students add 50 points if they get the answer correct.
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20. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 55 Points
50/50?
10. A scientist uses a control group in her investigation
to compare with 3 experimental groups. How should she
treat her control group with the factor being tested?
Exactly the same as
the other groups
Only once with
each other group
Three times with
all groups
She should not
treat it at all A B C D
SC.5.N.1.4 Identify a control group and explain its importance in an experiment.
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21. Answer 10. is Add 55 Points! She should not treat it at all D
D) She should not treat it at all. (a control group is untreated by the factor being treated)
Students add 55 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 55 Points!

22. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 60 Points
50/50?
11. An advertisement says, “Dentists surveyed, recommend
Brand X toothpaste to their patients 9 out of 10 times.”
What does the advertiser hope you will infer?
Brand X toothpaste
is the best
Stores only
sell Brand X
Dentists always
recommend Brand X
All dentists A B C D
SC.5.N.1.6 Recognize the difference between personal opinion/interpretation and verified observation.
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23. Answer 11. is Add 60 Points! Brand X toothpaste is the best A
Brand X toothpaste is the best (an inference is an explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed)
Students add 60 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 60 Points!

24. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 65 Points
50/50?
12. A student wants to find out why salt is put on icy roads
in the winter. She thinks, “Fresh water will freeze at a higher
temperature than salt water.” What is her idea called?
an inference
a conclusion
an observation
a prediction A B C D
SC.5.N.1.4 Distinguish a prediction from an inference, observations, and/or conclusion.
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25. Answer 12. is Add 65 Points! a prediction D
D) A prediction (to state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observations)
Students add 65 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 65 Points!

26. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 70 Points
50/50?
Carrie thinks the temperature of a ball will affect how
high it bounces. She drops a cold ball 3 times and a warm
ball 3 times. What are her six tests called?
variables
trials
controls
observations A B C D
SC.5.N.1.3 Recognize and explain the need for repeated trials.
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27. Answer 13. is Add 70 Points! trials B
B) trials (trials are multiple sets of observations in a scientific investigation) Students add 65 points if they get the answer correct.
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28. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 75 Points
50/50?
When Kevin repeated Carrie’s investigation about how
a ball’s temperature affects how high it bounces, he used
different balls but got the same results. Why?
He used
different tools
He tested
different variables
He tested the
same temperatures
He used the
same procedures A B C D
SC.4.N.1.5 Compare the methods and results of investigations done by other classmates.
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29. Answer 14 is Add 75 Points! He used the same procedures D
D) He used the same procedures (repeating the same procedure, should produce similar evidence/results as long as the dependant variables stay the same) Students add 70 points if they get the answer correct.
Add 75 Points!

30. Who Wants To Be A Scientist ?
For 80 Points
50/50?
15. When Cody repeated Carrie’s experiment, he used
a centimeter ruler instead of a meter stick to measure how
high each ball bounced. All his results were different. Why?
He used
different tools
He tested
different variables
He tested the
same temperatures
He used the
same procedures A B C D
SC.4.N.2.1 Compare the observations made by different groups using multiple tools and seek reasons to explain the differences across groups.
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31. Answer 15 is Add 80 Points! He used different tools A
He used different tools (substituting different tools can affect the accuracy of an investigation)
Students add 75 points if they get the answer correct. Then add up all their points and turn in their answer sheets.
Add 80 Points!

32. HAND IN YOUR WORKSHEETS
GAME OVER
Time to total your points.
Make sure you name, date, and period number are on your answer sheet!
HAND IN YOUR WORKSHEETS

33. Keep LEARNING And You Can Be The Next to Win
Who Wants To Be
Keep
LEARNING
And You
Can Be
The Next
to Win
A Scientist?

34. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
What is information gathered about the natural world
through our senses or science instruments called?
inference
observation A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Distinguish observations from predictions, inferences and conclusions.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer question 1.

35. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
Miguel saw fruit flies buzzing around some bananas
inside his house. He wondered how flies which can only
live 24 hours survived the long, cold winter. Which is the
best inference about how the flies could have survived?
Eggs on the bananas
hatched in the house.
The flies come from
brown bananas. A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Students will distinguish an inference from observations, predictions, and conclusions.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 2.

36. 50/50 Chance A B C D Samantha thinks if she cuts most of the leaves
ANSWER
Samantha thinks if she cuts most of the leaves
off a plant it will stop growing. What is her idea
called if she performs a test to see if it is true?
An experiment
A prediction A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Distinguish prediction from observations, inferences and conclusions.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 3.

37. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
Oscar looks at his finger next to a crescent moon phase
in the night sky. He says, “When it makes a lower case ‘b,’
the lunar cycle is beginning. What is his statement?
An inference
A conclusion A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 Distinguish a conclusion from predictions, observations, and/or inferences.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer question 4.

38. 50/50 Chance A B C D Adam Compares the greenish-black streak made by
ANSWER
Adam Compares the greenish-black streak made by
copper sulfide with the streak test colors made by other
rocks from the same mineral. What is this an example of?
using a
control group
identifying a
variable A B C D
SC.5.N.1.4 Identify a control group and explain its importance in an experiment.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 5.

39. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
Jacob tests the ability of three magnets to attract five
paper clips. If the magnets are all equal in strength
but have different shapes. What variables are being tested?
the shape of
each magnet
the strength of A B C D
SC.5.N.1.1 (Carry out) an experiment requiring the identification of variables.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 6.

40. 50/50 Chance A B C D Why is it better to repeat the experimental
ANSWER
Why is it better to repeat the experimental
steps of a scientific investigation and record the
data for several different trials?
It improves the
validity of the data
accuracy of the data A B C D
SC.5.N.2.2 Recognize and explain the need for repeated experimental trials
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 7.

41. 50/50 Chance A B C D 8. Which of the following could a scientist
ANSWER
8. Which of the following could a scientist
use to verify an observation?
predicting
measuring A B C D
SC. 5.N.1.6 Recognize and explain the difference between personal opinion, interpretation, and verified evidence.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 8.

42. 50/50 Chance record an observation conduct an experiment
ANSWER
Julie puts 3 drops of food coloring in the center of
two saucers of milk. Then asks Kyle to add a drop of
dishwashing soap to 1 of the saucers. Which part of the
scientific method is Julie asking Kyle to do?
conduct an
experiment
record an
observation A B C D
SC.3.N.1.1 Investigate in teams through systematic exploration.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 9.

43. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
10. A scientist uses a control group in her investigation
to compare with 3 experimental groups. How should she
treat her control group with the factor being tested?
Exactly the same as
the other groups
She should not
treat it at all A B C D
SC.5.N.1.4 Identify a control group and explain its importance in an experiment.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 10.

44. 50/50/Chance
ANSWER
11. An advertisement says, “Dentists surveyed, recommend
Brand X toothpaste to their patients 9 out of 10 times.”
What does the advertiser hope you will infer?
Brand X toothpaste
is the best
Dentists always
recommend Brand X A B C D
SC.5.N.1.6 Recognize the difference between personal opinion/interpretation and verified observation.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 11.

45. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
12. A student wants to find out why salt is put on icy roads
in the winter. She thinks, “Fresh water will freeze at a higher
temperature than salt water.” What is her idea called?
an inference
a prediction A B C D
SC.5.N.1.4 Distinguish a prediction from an inference, observations, and/or conclusion.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 12.

46. 50/50 Chance A B C D trials observations
ANSWER
Carrie thinks the temperature of a ball will affect how
high it bounces. She drops a cold ball 3 times and a warm
ball 3 times. What are her six tests called?
trials
observations A B C D
SC.5.N.1.3 Recognize and explain the need for repeated trials.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 13.

47. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
When Kevin repeated Carrie’s investigation, about how
a ball’s temperature affects how high it bounces, he used
different balls but got the same results. Why?
He used
different tools
He used the
same procedures A B C D
SC.4.N.1.5 Compare the methods and results of investigations done by other classmates.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 14.

48. 50/50 Chance
ANSWER
15. When Cody repeated Carrie’s experiment, he used
a centimeter ruler instead of a meter stick to measure how
high each ball bounced. All his results were different. Why?
He used
different tools
He tested
different variables A B C D
SC.4.N.2.1 Compare the observations made by different groups using multiple tools and seek reasons to explain the differences across groups.
50/50 Slide. Click ANSWER to go to the correct answer for question 15.