Instructions

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Instructions

• Come in and have a seat quickly and quietly.
• Hook
• What are the four types of questions that are not
  scientifically testable?

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Scientific Questions (p. 29)

• Scientists must ask questions in ways that can be
  tested
• What are some types of questions that are not
  suitable for scientific investigation?

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Not Testable

• Answers that depend on personal preference
• Answers that depend on moral values
• Things related to the supernatural
• Things related to phenomena that cannot be
  measured

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Question 1

• Why do your fingers wrinkle after you take a bath?

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Question 2

• Is rock music better than hip-hop music?

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Question 3

• Why does bright light cause some people to sneeze?

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Question 4

• Is vegetarianism better than eating meat?

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Question 5

• How is bug blood different from human blood?

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Question 6

• Do smells affect peoples mood?

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Characteristics of Testable Questions

• Ask about objects, organisms, or events in the
  natural world
• Can be answered through investigations
  (experiments, observations, surveys)
• Answered by collecting and analyzing measurable
  evidence
• Relate to scientific ideas rather than personal
  preference or moral values
• Do not relate to supernatural or non-measurable
  phenomena

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SINKER

• Read Letters to the Editor
• Pick one letter
• Come up with 2 testable questions based on the
  opinions expressed in that letter
• Come up with an investigation that could be
  performed to answer that question