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Inquiry Skills One
Inquiry Skills Two
Science Tools
Science Tools
Thinking like a Scientist
100
To find the size or amount of something.
What is to measure?
100
To sort things by how they are alike.
What is to classify?
100
This tool makes things larger.
What is a hand lens?
100
This tool measures objects with straight lines.
What is a ruler?
100
The boy forms a statement that the ice cube will melt in the sun.
What is making a hypothesis?
200
To use your senses to learn about something.
What is to observe?
200
To make a good guess about what will happen.
What is to predict?
200
This tool measures temperature in units called degrees.
What is a thermometer?
200
This tool measures around an object.
What is a tape measure?
200
The boy looks at an ice cube. He ask, "Will it melt in the sun?"
What is observing and asking questions?
300
To observe how things are alike or different.
What is to compare?
300
To show what something is like or how it works.
What is to make a model?
300
This tool measures liquids in units called milliters,cups, and ounces.
What is a measuring cup?
300
The boy writes and draws to tell the results of his test.
What is to communicate?
400
To use what you know to answer a question.
What is to infer?
400
This tool measures weight in units called pounds and ounces.
What is a scale?
400
He follows his plan. The ice cube melts. He decides that the sun's heat caused the ice to melt.
What is test and draw conclusions?
500
To follow steps to answer a question.
What is to plan an investigation?
500
This tool measures mass in units called grams and kilograms.
What is a balance?