Characteristics of a Scientists

Scientific Method

Put the following steps of the scientific method in the proper order.
______________ Collect And Analyze Results

______________ Formulate A Hypothesis

______________ Ask A Question

______________ Make An Observation

______________ Plan An Experiment

______________ Draw A Conclusion

Match the following terms with the correct definition.

1. Hypothesis A. Organized process to test a hypothesis

2. Control B. An educated guess about the solution to a problem

3. Dependent Variable C. Observations & measurements recorded

4. Experiment D. A judgment based on the results of an experiment

5. Conclusion E. Used to show that the result of an experiment is

really due to the condition being tested

6. Data F. The factor that is manipulated during an experiment

7. Independent Variable G. The response that is measured in an experiment

Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge

1) For her science fair project, Marcy is investigating how levels of carbon dioxide
affect plant growth. Which of the following is most important for Marcy to do?
A. She needs to make sure her results match her predictions.
B. She needs to make sure that her results contain both words and numbers.
C. She needs to make sure that the explanation of her results is based on evidence.
D. She needs to make sure her results get published so that everyone can read them.

2) Which of the following must be true for scientific results to be valid?

A. The results should be drawn in a graph.
B. The results should be based on evidence.
C. The results should support the ideas of other scientists.
D. The results should match the predictions of the scientist.
Trees by Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

1. To gain insight into the poem's basic meaning, apply the SOAPSTone

method. Keep in mind that some of these element’s function on multiple levels

(e.g., author and speaker).

• What is the subject of the poem?

• On what occasion do you think the speaker is saying the poem?

• Who is the intended audience for the poem?

• What do you think the purpose of the poem is?

• Who is the speaker in the poem?

• What is the tone of the poem (the speaker's attitude toward the subject)?