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TExES 391 Core Subjects EC-6 Science [Nature of
Science Study Set #1] Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions | New Update 2025
Evaluate (5E Model) - (answers)Final (fifth) phase of 5E model. Students are
assessed on their understanding and teachers evaluate learning to inform their
next lesson
Controlled Variable - (answers)A variable that is kept stable throughout the
experiment, across control and experimental groups, to ensure that any
difference in the dependent variable is because of the independent variable
Quantitative Data - (answers)Data which is measured and usually expressed
numerically
Galileo Galilei - (answers)Improved the telescope and used it to prove Copernicus'
heliocentric theory
Scientific Knowledge - (answers)Scientific fact discovered using the scientific
method
Inquiry-Based Activities - (answers)Activities that allow students to participate in
the scientific method with little guidance from the teacher
Accommodation - (answers)Occurs when existing schemas cannot be applied to
new objects or situations, and must therefore be adapted and revised
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Measure - (answers)Using an instrument/device to determine the size, amount,
or degree of (something)
Classify - (answers)Arrange in groups according to shared qualities or
characteristics
Scientific Law - (answers)A proven explanation for a phenomenon
Data - (answers)Measurements and observations recorded during an experiment
Scientific Theory - (answers)A proposed explanation for a phenomenon which
may not be testable
Gregor Mendel - (answers)A biologist credited as the father of modern genetics.
He worked with pea plants and observed consistent ratios in specific crosses,
leading to his terming of dominant and recessive genes
Qualitative Data - (answers)Information describing color, odor, shape, or some
other physical characteristic
Predict - (answers)Say or estimate that an event will occur in the future
TExES 391 Core Subjects EC-6 Science [Nature of
Science Study Set #1] Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions | New Update 2025
Evaluate (5E Model) - (answers)Final (fifth) phase of 5E model. Students are
assessed on their understanding and teachers evaluate learning to inform their
next lesson
Controlled Variable - (answers)A variable that is kept stable throughout the
experiment, across control and experimental groups, to ensure that any
difference in the dependent variable is because of the independent variable
Quantitative Data - (answers)Data which is measured and usually expressed
numerically
Galileo Galilei - (answers)Improved the telescope and used it to prove Copernicus'
heliocentric theory
Scientific Knowledge - (answers)Scientific fact discovered using the scientific
method
Inquiry-Based Activities - (answers)Activities that allow students to participate in
the scientific method with little guidance from the teacher
Accommodation - (answers)Occurs when existing schemas cannot be applied to
new objects or situations, and must therefore be adapted and revised
, 2|Page
Measure - (answers)Using an instrument/device to determine the size, amount,
or degree of (something)
Classify - (answers)Arrange in groups according to shared qualities or
characteristics
Scientific Law - (answers)A proven explanation for a phenomenon
Data - (answers)Measurements and observations recorded during an experiment
Scientific Theory - (answers)A proposed explanation for a phenomenon which
may not be testable
Gregor Mendel - (answers)A biologist credited as the father of modern genetics.
He worked with pea plants and observed consistent ratios in specific crosses,
leading to his terming of dominant and recessive genes
Qualitative Data - (answers)Information describing color, odor, shape, or some
other physical characteristic
Predict - (answers)Say or estimate that an event will occur in the future
