Vocab
Science can show how things work and grow. What word is this?
What is SCIENCE
When we use our eyes, ears, and other senses to learn, we?
What is OBSERVE
Mia writes down what different birds look like at the park. Is this descriptive or experimental?
What is DESCRIPTIVE
Which graph is best to show how many red, blue, green, and yellow cars are in a parking lot?
What is BAR GRAPH
Looking closely and writing down what you see is called what?
What is an OBSERVATION
Which sense do you use when you listen for bird songs?
What is HEARING
The steps we do to find out what is true are called?
What is PROCEDURES
Using clues you can find to make a guess in your mind is called?
What is INFER
Ava looks at rocks and describes their colors and shapes. Is this descriptive or experimental?
What is DISCRIPTIVE
Which graph uses pictures of fruit to show how many students like apples, bananas, grapes, or oranges?
WHAT is a PICTOGRAPH
What do we call information collected during an experiment?
What is DATA
If you predict that a ball will roll faster down a steep ramp, what skill are you using?
What is PREDICTION
A smart little guess of what happens next is called what?
What is PREDICTION
Hot or cold, measured in degrees, is called?
Liam tests if plants grow taller in sunlight or shade by planting two pots. Descriptive or experimental?
What EXPERIMENTAL
Which graph uses slices of a circle to show favorite sports?
What is a PIE GRAPH
What do scientists write at the end of an experiment to tell what they learned?
What is CONCLUSION
If a classmate says, “It will rain because the clouds are dark,” are they observing or inferring?
What is INFERRING?
A part of the experiment that can change is called what?
What is a VARIABLE
If you see dark gray clouds in the sky, what might you infer?
What is it that might rain
Which type of investigation only makes observations? descriptive or experimental?
What is DESCRIPTIVE
Which type of graph is best for showing changes over time?
What is a LINE GRAPH
If you only change one thing in an experiment, what is it called?
What is the VARIABLE
When you watch carefully with your senses and write down what you see, what are you doing?
What is OBSERVING?
A testable guess a scientist makes before experimenting
What is a HYPOTHESIS
You see a tipped-over cup and water spilled on the table. What might you infer?
What is someone knocked it over.
Which type of investigation tests a variable? descriptive or experimental?
What is EXPERIMENTAL
Which type of graph organizes information into rows and columns?
What is a TABLE GRAPH
What word means the steps we follow in an experiment?
What is PROCEDURES
Which step of the scientific method comes right after making a hypothesis?
What is TEST/EXPERIMENT