Vocabulary
When you use your senses to notice details.
Observe
A test done to gather evidence(proof). The evidence might support the hypothesis, or it might not.
How hot or cold something is.
Temperature
Patty put grass seeds in her backyard. She watered the entire backyard lightly and frequently every day. Very little grass grew in the boxed are shown in the picture
Grass needs a lot of sunlight to grow.
Which is a way for students to record data from an experiment?
write down their measurements
Means to give an explanation of what you observe.
Infer
The factor that is changed in an experiment. It ‘s important to change only one variable at a time.
Variable
A tool used to measure temperature in degrees.
Thermometer
Which of the following would scientist consider an investigation?
conducting an experiment
Eli does an experiment to determine the height of bubbles that would form in jars with different amounts of soap. How should she display her results?
draw a bar graph
To use what you know to make a guess.
Predict
Something that is like the real thing—but not exactly.
Model
Is a graph that used bars to represent data collected.
Bar Graph
Which unit of measurement would you use to record the mass of a worm?
grams
Which measuring tool should you use to find the length of a pencil?
a metric ruler
A planned way of finding answers to questions.
Investigation
A tool used to magnify objects that are too tiny to be seen with the eye alone.
Microscope
Is a kind of chart for recording numbers.
Data Table
A class is investigating the kinds of living things found in pond water. Which of these tools would the class use to place a drop of water on a microscope slide?
a dropper
Ray makes paper airplane models. He flies them to help him understand how real airplanes can fly. What can Ray learn about real airplanes from his models?
how well different airplanes designs can fly
A statement that can answer a question. You must be able to test this.
Hypothesis (Guess)
A tool used to measure the volume of liquid.
Graduated Cylinder
Is a display that organizes data into rows and columns.
Chart
Sonya measured the height of several trees of the same type
Which conclusion is BEST supported by Sonya’s data?
Trees get taller with age.
This table shows the heights of bubbles that result from shaking soap with different liquid. Which statement is true?
Adding oil produced the fewest bubbles.