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Name Date ClassEvaluating Scientific4 1Study GuideExplanationDirections: Fill in the blanks with the following terms.repeatable explanations laboratory changingevaluate inferences data critical thinking conclusionsScientists often have to evaluate scientific explanations in two parts. Scientists evaluatethe observations that are made, and evaluate the 1. ____________________ made from thoseobservations. To make a decision, scientists use their 2. ____________________ skills toevaluate the evidence. Scientists have to be careful whenever they are collecting any type of3. ____________________. Measurements must be accurate and instruments must be properlycalibrated, as scientists cannot afford to be careless in their data collection.Valid scientific explanations must be 4. ____________________ by other scientists. If ascientist’s experiment cannot be recreated accurately by other scientists, it might mean that theexperiment is invalid. Once the experiments and evidence have been tested and examined, thescientist might draw 5. ____________________ based on the observations. However, whendrawing conclusions, scientists should ask themselves if they considered all of the possible6. ____________________. It is important to keep an open mind when drawing conclusions fromscientific information. It is also important to remember that scientific information is constantly7. ____________________, and that all scientific models are subject to change.It is important to know that scientific reasoning is used not only in the8. ____________________. Scientific reasoning and critical thinking skills are used every day.These skills will help you 9. ____________________ claims and make good decisions about theworld around you.Directions: Answer the following questions on the lines provided.10. Why is it important for a scientist to write down every observation, including unexpectedobservations?11. How is evaluating an advertising claim a use of the scientific process?ChapterCopyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.12. Does an advertiser’s claim that its results have been verified by an independent laboratoryimpress you?4 The Nature of Science
Name Date Class1Study GuideDescription andMeasurementDirections: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks in the summary statements.accuracy far muchdecimal places long measurement precision(1)____________________ is a way to describe the world with numbers. It can tell you how(2)____________________, how (3)____________________, or how(4)____________________, by measuring time, distance, and mass.(5)____________________ is a description of how close measurements are to each other. Itcan also be used to describe the number of (6)____________________ a number has.Chapter2(7)____________________ is a description of how close a measurement is to the true value.Directions: Decide whether the number in column A or column B answers each question below and write theletter in the blank provided.Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.A B Answer8. the more accurate number, if the actual 10.201 10.19value is 10.21 g9. the more precise number, if the actual 10.201 10.19value is 10.21 g10. the more accurate number, if the actual 740.3 747value is 750 m11. the more precise number, if the actual 740.3 747value is 750 m12. the number 11.289, rounded to the 11.2 11.3tenths place13. the number 12.4446, rounded to the 12.45 12.44hundredths place14. the number 879,642 rounded to the 879,600 879,000hundreds place15. the number of significant digits in 4 7128000316. the number of significant digits in 454.00 5 317. the number of significant digits in 8 40.00002405Measurement 5
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