Vocabulary
prediction; educated guess
What is hypothesis?
a certain pattern or way of doing something; steps of an experiment
What is procedure?
using your five senses
What is observing?
the first step in the scientific method
What is identify and state the problem?
A testable idea that is a suggested solution to a problem.
What is a hypothesis?
information gathered about the experiment
What is data?
uses your senses to gather information
What is observation?
information gathered about the experiment.
What is data?
the second step in the scientific method
What is ask a question?
The number of variables that you can change in an experiment.
What is one?
model or guide used to gather information and solve problems
What is the scientific method?
an activity that is planned and designed to test a hypothesis
What is experiment?
during an experiment, nothing is done to this group
What is the control group?
the third step in the scientific method
What is form a hypothesis?
numbers, observations, or information you collect in an experiment.
What is a data?
research to help find an answer
What is investigate?
things that change or can be changed during an experiment
What is variable?
a study of data looking for a pattern
What is analysis?
the 4th step in the scientific method
What is make test the hypothesis?
Scientific investigation questions are ones that require a person to do what?
What is an experiment or a test?
a logical conclusion based on observation
What is inference?
stays the same in an experiment
What is control?
In the following statement, what is the dependent variable? Jamie noticed that many of the plants in her yard were dying. She saw some June bugs in the area one day. She wanted to try to figure out what was happening to her plants. She thinks that if June bugs live near her plants, then they will die faster than plants without the June bugs.
What is the speed at which plants die?
the last two steps in the scientific method
What is repeat and share results?
In the following statement, what is the hypothesis? Jamie noticed that many of the plants in her yard were dying. She saw some June bugs in the area one day. She wanted to try to figure out what was happening to her plants. She thinks that if June bugs live near her plants, then they will die faster than plants without the June bugs.
What is "if June bugs live near her plants, then they will die faster than plants without the June bugs."