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Scientific Method WebQuest Name:& & & & & &
Task 1: Scientific Theory and Law
Use&the&link&below&to&watch&the&“What’s&the&difference&between&scientific&law&and&theory?”&Ted&Ed&video&and&then&read&the&
statements&below.&For&each&statement,&write&“theory”&if&it&applies&to&theories&or&“law”&if&the&statement&applies&to&a&law.&&&&&&&
Full&URL:&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyN2RhbhiEU& &&&&&Tiny&URL:&https://tinyurl.com/hqbdmgs&&
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1.&&Predicts&the&results&of&certain&initial&conditions.&& & & & & & & & & &
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2.&Tries&to&provide&the&most&logical&explanation&about&why&things&happen&as&they&do.&& & & & & &
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3.&Predicts&what&will&happen.& & & & & & & & & & & & &
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4.&Explains&why&something&happens.& & & & & & & & & & & &
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5.&Hav e&observed&years&of &experime n t a l &c o n fi rmation&before&ea rning&acceptance.& & & & & & & &
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Task 2: The Scientific Method
Watch&the&“Scientific&Method”&video&by&Teacher’s&Pet.&As&you&watch,&answer&the&questions&below.&
Full&URL:&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMGRe824kak& Tiny&URL:&https://tinyurl.com/px54aod&&
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6.&List&the&steps&of&the&scientific&method.&
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7.&What&two&steps&of&the&scientific&method&are&going&on&the&entire&time?& & & & & & & &
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8.&Describe&a&hypothesis.&&& & & & & & & & & & & & &
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9.&Read&the&statement&below.&Highlight&the&qualitative&data&and&underline&the&quantitative&data.&
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Khloe&has&harvested&ten&white&daisies&from&her&flower&garden.&They&smell&like&perfume&and&each&
flower&has&five&petals.&The&stems&are&eight&inches&long,&green,&and&feel&smooth.&
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10.&Describe&the&difference&between&an&independ e n t&v ar iab l e&a n d& a&dependent&variable.&& & & & &
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11.&What&is&the&difference&between&an&experimental&group&and&a&control&group?& & & & & &
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12.&Which&group&contains&the&independent&variable&and&dependent&variable?& & & & & & &
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Task 3: Cricket Virtual Lab
Use&the&link&below&to&access&the&“Cricket&Virtual&Lab”.&Follow &t h e &d ir e c tions&belo w&to&com p l e t e&t h e &l a b .&
Full&URL:&http://webapp.gccaz.edu/academic/biology/scientific_method/&&&&&&&&&&&Tiny&URL:&https://tinyurl.com/o9p9nup&&
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Click&Begin&and&then&TUTORIAL.&&Press&Next&to&move&through&the&screen s&as&you &ans w er&the&qu estion s&belo w .&
13.&How&many&different&scientific&methods&are&there?& & & & & & & &
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14.&Which &fl o wer&box&i s&t h e &most&use fu l &to&open&fir st ? & & & & & & & & &
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15.&What& are&three&imp orta nt&po ints&to&rem em be r&whe n&stating&or&defining&a&pro blem ? !&
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16.&Why&is &c o ll e ct ing&information&importan t ? && & & & & & & & & & &
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17.&Do&they&have&a&4
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18.&How&many&sheep&are&still&alive?& & & & &
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19.&As&scientists&collect&data,&what&are&they&able&to&modify&and&refine?& & & & & & & &
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20.&What&was&the&problem&with&Michael’s&experiment?& & & & & & & & & &
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21.&How&many&ind e penden t&v a r iables&sho u l d &b e &in&one&experimen t ? && & & &
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22.&What&are&contr o l le d &fa c t o r s ?& & & & & & & & & & & & &
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23.&Fill&in&the &blank:&T h e &si mplest&so lution&is&p ro bably&th e && & & & &one.&
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Task 4: Accuracy and Precision
Use&the&link&below&to&watch&the&“Accuracy&and&Precision”&video&by&Ted&Ed.&Then,&read&the&statements&below&and&write&
“precision”&if&it&applies&to&precision&or&“accuracy”&if&the&statement&applies&to&accuracy.&&&&&&&
Long&URL:&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRAFPdDppzs&& Short&URL:&https://tinyurl.com/z737uuc&&
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30.&After&ten&attem p t s&t o &h it &t h e &b ullseye,&an&archer&h i ts&the &sam e&pla ce&on &a&tree&nex t&to&the&targe t.&&& & & & &
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31.&An&archer&hits&th e &b u l ls e y e &o n &a&target.&& & & & & & & & & & &
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32.&A&pitch e r&r e p e a t e d ly&throw s&h i s&ball&past &th e &batter&an d&hits&the&c a t c h e r .& & & & & & & &
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33.&A&pitch e r&t h r o ws&his&bal l&perfectly &to&the&bat te r .& & & & & & & & & &
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Use&the&link&below&to&complete&the&“Accuracy&vs&Precision&Dart&Game”.&&Then,&answer&the&questions&below.&
Full&URL:&http://interactagram.com/physics/PrecisionAndAccuracy/&&& & Tiny &U R L :&https://tinyurl.com/y8mux3r9&&
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34.&What&is&the&difference&between&precision&and&accuracy?&&& & & & & & & &
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35.&Play&the&dart&game&a&few&times.&What&was&your&best&accuracy?& & & &Best&precision?& & & &
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Task 5: A Closer Look at Variables
Use&the&link&below&to&watch&the!“Identify&the&Independen t&an d&D epe nd en t&Va riab les&w ith&the &MythBusters!”&video.&During&the&
video&you&will&be&directed&to&click&to&watch&a&Mythbuster’s&video&clip.&Follow&the&directions&in&the&video&to&do&that.&After,&it&will&
tell&you&to&go&back&to&the&original&vide o.&Do &that&too .&After&you&watch&the&videos,&answe r&the&following&question s.&&&
Full&URL:!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_c39ur9ho& & Tiny&URL:&https://tinyurl.com/y7walnkz&&
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49.&Which &t y p e &o f&v ariable&is&c ha n g ed &b y &a&sc ien t ist &to&t es t&th e&e x p er im e n t’s&h y p ot he sis ?& & & & & &
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50.&Which&variable&is&measured&during&an&experiment?& & & & & & & & & &
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51.&What&was&the&i n d e p e ndent&va r ia b l e &o f&t h e &ca r&experiment?&& & & & & & & & &
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52.&What&was&the&d e penden t&v a r iable&of&th e& car&experiment?& & & & & & & & &
Task 6: Scientific Method Game
Use&the&link&below&to&play&the&Inky&the&Squid&Scientific&Method&game&from&BioMan&Bio.&Choose&infinite&lives&and&complete&all&
the&levels.&Tiny&URL:&https://tinyurl.com/z9fawob&&
Full&URL:&https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/SciMethodGames/inkysmhtml5page.html&
66.&Write&3&Facts&you&learned&or&encountered&during&this&game.&
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Task 7: Replication of Results
Use&the&link&below&to&read&about&the&importance&of&replicating&scientific&experiments.&After&you&read,&answer&the&questions&
below.&Long&URL:&https://www.ck12.org/c/physical-science/replication-in-science/lesson/Replication-in -Science-MS-PS/?referrer=concept_details&&
Short&URL:&https://tinyurl.com/y9pve63j&&
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67.&What&does&the&term&replication&mean&in&science?& & & & & & & & & &
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68.&If&results&are&able&to&be&repeatedly &replica ted ,&it&mea ns&th ey&ar e&m ore &likely&to&b e&w ha t? & & & & & &
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69.&Repeated&replication&of&results&may&turn&a&hypothesis&into&a&what?& & & & & & & &&
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70.&Why&was&it&so&importa n t&t ha t&s cie n tist s&tr ied &to &re p lica t ed &th e&r es u lts&o f&th e &va cc in a tio n &/&a u tis m &e xp e riment?& &
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Task 10: Scientific Scenario – NO Internet Required!
Read&the&scientific&scenario&below.&Then&answer&the&questions.&&
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Sawyer&observed&ants&digging&tunnels&in&his&back&yard&and&wondered&what&time&of&day&the&ants&were&most&
actively&digging&the&tunnels.&He&decided&to&investigate&whether&ants&dig&longer&tunnels&in&the&light&o r&in&the&
dark.&&He&thought&that&ants&used&the&filtered&light&that&penetrated&the&upp er&layers&of&soil&and&w ould&dig&more&
tunnels&during&the&day time & hou rs.&&Ten &a n t &c o lonies&we r e &se t &u p&in&ant&fa r ms&with&t h e &same&nu mber&and&
species&of&ants&per&ant&farm.&&The&same&amount&of&ant&food&was&giv en &to &eac h&c olo n y, &and &the&colonies&were&
kept&at&the&same&tem pera ture.&&Five&of&the&co lonies&w ere &expo sed &to&normal&day&light&and&five&w e re &cov er ed &
with&black&construction&paper&and&did&not&receive&light.&&Every&other&day&for&three&weeks,&Sawyer&measured&
the&length&of&the&tunnels&in&millimeters&using&a&string&and&a&ruler.&&Averages&for&the&light&and&dark&groups&for&
each&measured&were&calculated.&&The&av er a g e s &a r e &lis t e d &in &t h e &followin g &c h a r t. &
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71.&What&did&Sawyer&observe?& & & & & & & & &
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72.&&What&qualitative&data&did&Sawyer&collect?&& & & & & & &
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73.&What&was&the&problem?& & & & & & & & &
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74.&What&was&Sawyer’s&hypothesis?& & & & & & & &
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75.&What&was&the&i n d e p e ndent&va r ia b l e ? & & & & & & & &
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76.&What&was&the&d e penden t&v a r iable?& & & & & & & &
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77.&What&variable s&d i d &Saw yer&control?& & & & & & & & & & & &
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78.&Did&the&data&sup p ort&Sawyer’s&hypothesis?&Why?& & & & & & & & &
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79.&What&s h o uld&Sawyer’s&conclusion&be?& & & & & & & & & & &
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80.&What&would&b e &t h e &b e nefit&of&oth e r &p e o p l e &re peating&t h is &e x p e r iment?& & & & & & &
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