Vocabulary
Investigation
What is the process of finding the answer to a question using various research methods?
Explain the Purpose of an Experiment
What is to test a hypothesis?
A balance is used to measure this
What is mass?
Give an example of a unit of measurement
What is gram/inch/centimeter/etc?
What we want to learn more about.
What is the question?
Evidence
What is information that serves to support or counter a theory or hypothesis?
Tool that would be best for measuring the mass of a rock
What is a balance?
A spring scale is used to measure this
What is weight and/or force?
Give an example of a type of matter
What is gas/liquid/solid?
What is Hypothesis?
Experiment
What is a scientific test you perform and observe the effects to learn about something?
What a Scientist should do if their results are different from hypothesis
What is conduct the experiment again?
A ruler is used to measure this
What is length/height/width?
Give an example of an experiment
What is how sunlight affects plant growth etc?
The written description of what was noticed during the experiment.
What is Observation?
Variable
What is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types?
The importance of repeating an experiment multiple times
What is to ensure the results are reliable?
A barometer is used to measure this
What is Barometric pressure / Atmospheric pressure?
Give an example of gravity
What is us saying on the ground/etc?
When we gather information.
What is research?
Opinion
What is a personal belief that cannot be tested and may or may not be based on fact?
The controlled variable in an experiment about plant growth
What is the factor that stays the same? Ex: How much water received/the soil/how much sunlight/etc
An anemometer is used to measure this
What is the speed of wind?
Give an example of something we can use to measure objects in science
What is a rule/spring scale/balance/graduated cylinder/etc?
Written and carefully followed step by step experiment designed to test.
What is Procedure/Method?