A tool with a magnetic needle that always points to Earth's North Pole. It is used to measure and find direction.
What is a compass
100
Gathering observations and measurements into graphs, tables or charts.
What is collecting data
100
A decision reached after thinking about facts and details.
What is a conclusion
100
To give only the main points.
What is summarize
200
A representation of something in the natural world.
What is a model
200
Line or diagram showing how one quantity depends on or changes with another.
What is a graph
200
A search for information
What is an investigation
200
To use the information you have collected to solve problems or answer questions.
What is interpreting data
200
Telling what you think an object's measurements are and then measuring it in units.
What is estimating
300
A tool used to measure length up to a few meters.
What is a meter stick
300
A tool used to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is a graduated cylinder
300
Making a statement about what will happen next.
What is predict
300
A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it
What is an investigation
300
The study of the natural world through observation and investigation.
What is science
400
A tool used to measure mass.
What is a balance
400
A tool used to measure small units of time such as seconds or fractions of a second.
What is a stop watch
400
A conclusion based on facts, experience, observations, or knowledge to draw a conclusion or make a reasonable guess based on what you have learned or what you know.
What is inference
400
Using scientific methods to test a hypothesis.
What is an experiment
400
A personal belief or judgement that does not need to be backed up with evidence.
What is an opinion
500
A weighing scale used to measure force, such as weight.
What is a spring scale
500
A magnifier or hand held microscope
What is a hand lens
500
Any organized system of inquiry in which science process skills are used to gather and communicate information.
What is The Scientific Method
500
Using words, pictures, charts, graphs, and diagrams to share information.
What is communication
500
Information collected during a scientific investigation.