The Scientific Method
What is the scientific method?
The steps scientists follow to answer a question.
Name the six types of simple machines.
Lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw.
What do we call an organism without a backbone?
Invertebrate
What body system helps you move your arms and legs?
Muscular System
Name the planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the educated prediction scientists make based on their research?
Hypothesis
What simple machine is a spiral inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder?
Screw
Name two examples of invertebrates.
Various answers
What are the names of the bones in your chest that protect your heart and lungs?
Ribs
What is the name of Earth’s natural satellite?
The Moon
What do scientists do if their results do not match their hypothesis?
They analyze the data, revise their hypothesis if needed, and may repeat the experiment.
True or False: All machines have moving parts.
False (some simple machines like inclined planes do not move)
Which group has more species- vertebrate or invertebrate?
Invertebrates- about 97% of species are invertebrates.
What body system controls everything you do, including moving and thinking?
Nervous System
Which planet is tilted on its side?
Uranus
What does it mean to analyze data in the scientific method?
It means to study and organize the results of the experiment to understand what happened and see if it supports the hypothesis.
What kind of energy comes from moving objects?
Kinetic Energy
Name the five major groups of vertebrates.
Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Fish, Amphibians
What is the name of the long tube that takes food from your mouth to your stomach?
Esophagus
What is the name of the large group of stars, gas, and dust that our solar system is a part of?
The Milky Way Galaxy
What are the steps (in order) of the scientific method?
Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Data, Conclusion, Share Results
What simple machine can change the direction of a force?
Pulley
What does is mean to be cold-blooded and name an organism that is cold-blooded.
They depend on the environment to control their body temperature. Example: reptiles (snake, lizard)
How many bones does an adult human have?
206
Which planet is the largest? Which planet is the smallest?