Scientific Inquiry
A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested.
What is hypothesis?
Pg.NOS 6
Practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use.
What is technology?
Pg. NOS 8
Flowing lava is bright red with black crust.
What has a temperature of 630 degrees?
Pg. NOS 12
Records observations, questions, hypotheses, data, and conclusions from your investigations.
What is a science journal?
Pg. NOS 16
When someone begins to ask questions about something observed in nature.
What is scientific investigations?
Pg. NOS 21
Once you find the relationship among data.
What are several inferences?
Pg. NOS 7
A blend of materials.
What is the outer layer?
Pg. NOS 8
Internationally accepted system for measurement.
What is SI?
Pg. NOS 12
Mass of a small object.
What is measured in grams?
Pg. NOS 17
After many observations, revised hypotheses, and tests.
What is conclusion?
Pg. NOS 22
Scientists will repeat the experiment several times to make sure the conclusions are the same.
What is experimental repetition?
Pg. NOS 7
Casual conversations to mean and untested idea or an opinion.
What is the word theory?
Pg. NOS 9
Used to indicate a fraction of ten or a multiple of ten.
What are prefixes?
Pg. NOS 13
Measure lengths and distances.
What is rulers and meter sticks?
Pg. NOS 16
Scientists might gather and evaluate evidence, collect data and record their observations.
What is a test plan?
Pg. NOS 24
Once you find the relationship among data.
What is infer and summarize?
Pg. NOS 7
A gravitational force implies that if you drop an object, it will fall toward Earth.
What was Newton's law?
Pg. NOS 9
Multiply or divide by a factor of ten.
How to convert SI units?
Pg. NOS 13
Measure the temperature of a substance.
What is a thermometer?
Pg. NOS 17
Careful to document possible sources of error in their measurement.
What is procedure?
Pg. NOS 25
The steps taking during scientific inquiry.
What is six steps?
Pg. NOS 6 & 7
Can lead to changes in scientific theories.
What is new information?
Pg. NOS 9
It is often necessary to round a measurement to a certain number of significant digits.
How to achieve the same degree?
Pg. NOS 14
Collects, organize, and store information about research topics.
What is a computer and the internet?
Pg. NOS 17
Easy to determine the origin of some observations.
What is the control group?
Pg. NOS 25