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1.) What is an experiment and why is it important?
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2.) True or False? (Explain)
Discoveries in science are always made by scientists.
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3.) Sarah wants to observe how a flower reacts to different amounts of sunlight.
Describe two properties of the flower that she can measure as part of her
investigation. What tool should she use to measure each of the properties?
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4.) You are asked to measure a classmate. Explain what measuring tool you would
use and what could be a possible result?
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5.) Fran investigates how lava runs down the side of a volcano. She uses clay to
resemble the mountain and baking soda and vinegar to resemble the lava. She
observes what happens when she pours the baking soda into the vinegar inside
the volcano. Explain how Fran used a model to investigate the natural world and
why she would do this.
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