Vocab
This vocabulary term is the act of using your senses to gather information.
What is observation?
This is the first step for an experiment using scientific inquiry.
What is "ask a question"?
True or False: Scientists often use a hypothesis to make a prediction.
What is true?
List the SIX steps of scientific inquiry in order.
1. Ask questions 2. Hypothesize and predict.
3. Test hypothesis 4. Analyze results
5. Draw conclusions. 6. Communicate results
A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events is referred to as this.
What is a prediction?
This step of scientific inquiry involves actually doing an experiment.
What is "test hypothesis"?
This is a way scientists communicate results.
What is talk about it, write science articles, make a video, post it online, OR go to conferences?
Also known as an "educated guess".
What is a hypothesis?
“If ice is placed on an aluminum block, then it will melt faster” is an example of this.
What is a hypothesis?
True or false: If a scientist's hypothesis is supported, they need to retest it several times to make sure conclusions are the same each time.
What is true?
This vocab term means using prior knowledge or experience to explain an observation.
What is inference?
This step of scientific inquiry is when data sorted, graphed, and/or classified.
What is analyze results?
You smell the spicy chicken patties in the cafeteria. This is an example of which vocab term?
What is observation?
A summary of the information gained from testing a hypothesis is called this.
What is a conclusion?
Design an experiment, make a model, research and collect data are all ways to test this.
What is a hypothesis?
Your brother is crying, so you know that he is upset over something. This is an example of which vocabulary term?
What is inference?