Vocabulary
Inquiry Skills
Inquiry Tools
Scientific Method
Hodge Podge
100
What do you call an accepted measurement?
Standard Measurement
100
What must you do before making an inference?
observe
100
How do you find the volume of a small box?
L x W x H
100
List the five steps of the scientific method.
O - Observe and ask questions. H - Create a hypothesis. P - Plan an experiment. E - Carry out an experiment. C - Draw conclusions and communicate results
100
Give an example of a prediction.
Hurricane's track, Tornado, etc.
200
What do call a tool with several lenses that can magnify an object many times?
microscope
200
What are you doing when you use your knowledge to guess what will happen next?
predict
200
What does a pan balance measure?
weight, mass
200
What are the set of steps scientists follow to find out how things work and affect each other?
scientific method
200
Which inquiry skill is based on identifying common features?
Classify or order
300
What is an untested conclusion based on observations?
inference
300
When you describe the way things are different and alike, which inquiry skill are you using?
compare
300
Name three tools you would use to measure the volume of a liquid.
graduate, measuring cup, teaspoon, beaker
300
What is a statement of what you think will happen in an experiment and why?
hypothesis
300
Why do scientists use models?
Learn how the parts fit together and work
400
What is a set of steps designed to test a specific hypothesis?
experiment
400
What must be controlled in an experiment?
Variables
400
What tool would you use to measure the pull of gravity on an object?
spring scale
400
What is the main purpose of the scientific method?
To test ideas
400
We set up an experiment to see if plants grow better in water, soda, or orange juice. List three of the variables and which variables you change.
Variables that do not change (remain constant) - plant, container, amount of sunlight, amount of soil Variables that do change - type of liquid (either soda, water, or orange juice) Please note - that the amount of liquid does not differ, just the type of liquid.
500
What is a graduate used for?
To measure volume of a liquid
500
What are scientists doing when they share the results of their investigation?
Communicating
500
List three tools you would use to observe or handle a delicate object.
Bug box, forceps, magnifying glass
500
Why is it important to keep detailed notes during an experiment?
To compare conclusions and communicate results. People should be able to repeat your experiment step by step.
500
Which of these is an observation? -The plant will need water daily. -The plant wilted on the fifth day. -The plant will not live in the desert. -The plant needs more water.
The plant wilted on the fifth day.
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