Scientific Method
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
A) scientific method
B) experiment
C) hypothesis
D) observation
A) scientific method
When a scientist makes an educated guess about what they think will happen in an experiment, they are
A) analyzing data
B) making a hypothesis
C) experimenting
D) communicating results
B) making a hypothesis
An educated guess means _______
Using your schema (or prior knowledge) to make a guess about what you think will happen in an experiment
The information (evidence) gathered from observations and experimentation is
Data
The basic units of length
Meter
Inches
Feet
Centimeters
What is the last step of the scientific method? Explain it!
Conclusion. This is where you explain if your hypothesis was correct or incorrect.
What is the Scientific Method?
A step-by-step process used to answer questions
A physical item, such as a graduated cylinder or water dropper, that a scientist may use during an experiment is called a ________
Tool
A measure of how hot or cold something is
Temperature
The basic unit of mass
Gram
A Possible Explanation or answer to a scientific question that can be tested in an experiment to see if it is correct
Hypothesis
What does data mean?
Proof/Information collected
Gathering information by using your senses is _______
Observation
A tool used to let one drop of water each squeeze
A dropper
The basic unit of volume
Liter
Which step of the scientific methods involves examining the information you learned from testing the experiment?
Step 4: Analyze Data
In what step do you "test" your hypothesis?
Experiment
A study that scientist does is called
An investigation
Scientists uses __________ or __________ to measure temperatures.
Degree Celsius
Degree Fahrenheit
The amount of matter in an object
The mass
Step 1: Observe and Ask a Question
What are the steps to the scientific method?
Ask a Question
Form a Hypothesis
Create and complete an Experiment
Analyze Data
Form a Conclusion
To _____________ is to use observations and data to form an idea of what will happen under certain conditions.
Predict/make an educated guess
Something measured with a stopwatch
Time
The amount of space a solid, liquid or gas takes up
Volume