Inquiry Tools

Inquiry Skills
Vocabulary

Scientific Method
100
This is a tool used to pick up and hold on to objects.
What is forceps?
100
This skill involves seeing how two things are alike and different.
What is comparing?
100
Steps that are called ______ are used to plan and conduct a scientific study.
What is the scientific method?
100
A test is done to find out if a hypothesis is correct or not.
What is an experiment?
200
This is a tool used to magnify or enlarge , an object's feature. You can hold it in your hands.
What is a handlens?
200
This skill involves deciding what might happen in the future.
What is predicting?
200
When you ____ , you draw conclusions about something by using gathered data or previous knowledge.
What is infer?
200
At this stage you observe , use your senses to gather informantion.
What is Observe and ask questions?
300
Like a hand lens , this tool is used to magnify or enlarge , an object's feature.
What is a magnifying box?
300
This skill involves using data to draw conclusions.
What is to infer?
300
When someone asks a question or closely studies something.
What is a inquiry?
300
When you write a possible answer to a question.
What is a hypothesis?
400
This a tool that can be used to pick up and release small amounts of liquid.
What is a dropper?
400
Is something in a science inquiry that is different.
What is a variable?
400
A possible answer to a question.
What is a hypothesis?
400
You analyze the data you gathered and share your results.
What is drawing conclusions and communicate results stage?
500
These are tools that measure length.
What are rulers and measuring tape?
500
When you use numbers
What is measuring?
500
The one thing in a science inquiry that is different is a ____
What is variable?
500
Following the steps of the experiment you planned.
What is to conduct an experiment?