Scientific Method
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Question
The 6th graders are wearing green.
Qualitative
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object
A conclusion based based on evidence or reasoning?
What is the step before sharing in the scientific method?
Analyze
There are 72 students in BJP.
Quantitative.
What is matter?
The amount of mass and volume an object has.
What is an observation?
A statement made either using your five senses or numbers; counting or measuring.
What is the step in which you begin to find facts about the questions you are trying to answer?
Research
I saw two buses pass by on my way home.
Quantitative
What is volume and how do you measure it?
The amount of space and object takes and you can measure it using a graduated cylinder.
The polar bear is white
Observation
What is the step that is a predictive statement based on a question?
Hypothesis
The sun is shining brighter than yesterday.
Qualitative
What do you measure mass with?
Triple beam balance/scale
The sky is dark and cloudy therefore it will probably rain.
Inference
Once you share you share your results and the experiment is over, but your hypothesis is wrong what do you do?
Start over with a new question.
The 6th graders grew 2 inches over the summer.
Quantitative
What are the three phases of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
The student wearing a green jacket is running to school, and I just heard the bell ring so he is probably late.
Inference