Making Observations
Scientific Inquiry
Criteria & Constraint
CER
Chance Time?!
100
True or False: A quantitative observation uses measurements
True!
100
What is the first step to Scientific Inquiry?
Asking Questions
100
What was a criteria for the bridge building?
- Bridge needed to be 25 cm long
- Bridge needed to be 5 cm wide
100
True or False: A claim needs to be supported by evidence.
TRUE.
100
True or False: A qualitative observation has to do with numbers
False!
200
True or False: A qualitative observation uses the 5 senses.
True!
200
Sarah is doing a lab about paper airplanes. In Sarah's experiment, she says "I predict construction paper will make the best plane". What step of inquiry is Sarah currently doing?
Constructing Explanations
200
What was a constraint for the bridge building?
- Only had 1 hour
- Only could use toothpicks and marshmallows
200
True or False: Evidence can be either data or opinions.
FALSE. Evidence must be DATA
200
What is the difference between a qualitative observation and a quantitative observation?
Quan = numbers
Qual = look and senses
300
"The bee has stripes of black and yellow" is an example of a...
Qualitative observation.
300
Sarah is doing a lab about paper airplanes. In Sarah's experiment, she asks "Which paper makes the best paper airplane?". What step of inquiry is she currently doing?
Asking Questions
300
What are the 3 classic examples of constraints?
Time, Money, Supplies
300
Collecting and recording data (evidence) is part of what step of scientific inquiry?
Investigate!
300
What number and step of inquiry does someone make a hypothesis?
2: Constructing Explanations
400
Give me an example of a quantitative observation.
(Teacher decision)
400
Sarah is doing a lab about paper airplanes. In Sarah's experiment, she says "according to my data, I conclude that computer paper is the best paper to make a paper airplane". What step of inquiry is she currently doing?
Claim & Evidence
400
What is the definition of constraint?
A restriction on the creator
400
A student makes the claim that the best sports are football and baseball. What evidence supports this claim?
Football and baseball had the highest amount of votes.
400
What number and step of inquiry does someone do at the very end (according to what they learned)
Claim & Evidence
500
An observable event in the natural world is called a....
Phenomenon!
500
Sarah is doing a lab about paper airplanes. In Sarah's experiment, she now begins to craft her airplanes, test them for distance, and record her data table. What step of inquiry is she currently doing?
Investigate!
500
What is the definition of criteria?
requirement for the design
500
Make a claim with evidence based on this data table.
Pizza is the most popular food
Hot dogs are the least popular food
500
What are the 4 steps of inquiry IN ORDER
Asking Questions
Constructing Explanations
Investigate!
Claim and Evidence