THE METHOD
TOOLS
VOCABULARY
HODGEPODGE
TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS
100

THE STEPS YOU FOLLOW IN AN EXPERIMENT.

WHAT IS PROCEDURE?

100

YOU USE THIS TO SEE LIVING THINGS THAT ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE NAKED EYE TO SEE.

WHAT IS A MICROSCOPE?

100

A SYNONYM FOR PROOF

WHAT IS EVIDENCE?

100

SECONDS, MINUTES, HOURS

WHAT ARE MEASUREMENTS OF TIME?

100

I WOULD WATCH A BIRD FEEDER FOR A MONTH AND LIST THE KIDS OF BIRDS THAT VISIT EACH MONTH FOR A YEAR.

WHAT IS REPEAT OBSERVATIONS?

200

THE CONDITION IN ANY EXPERIMENT THAT CAN BE CHANGED.

WHAT IS A VARIABLE?

200

THIS MEASURES THE VOLUME OF LIQUIDS.

WHAT IS A GRADUATED CYLINDER?

200

THE PROCESS OF STUDYING OR TESTING SOMETHING TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT IT.

WHAT IS INVESTIGATION OR EXPERIMENTATION?

200

THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID IN A GRADUATED CYLINDER THAT IS CURVED.

WHAT IS A MENISCUS?

200

I WOULD DO RESEARCH AND THEN TRY TO BUILD A WORKING MODEL OF AN ELEVATOR TO SEE HOW EACH PART WORKS.

WHAT IS USE MODELS?

300

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.

WHAT IS ASK A QUESTION/THE INQUIRY?

300

YOU USE THIS TO GET EXACT DROPS OF A LIQUID.

WHAT IS A PIPETTE?

300

COLLECTING INFORMATION USING OUR SENSES

WHAT IS OBSERVING?

300

HIS EXPERIMENT PROVED THAT MAGGOTS CAME FROM OTHER LIVING INSECTS. 

WHO IS DR. REDI?

300

I WOULD TIME HOW IT TAKES A POT OF COLD WATER AND AN IDENTICAL POT OF HOT WATER TO SEE WHICH ONE BOILS FASTER.

WHAT IS DO A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT?

400

THIS IS A PREDICTION THAT YOU MAKE ABOUT HOW YOU THINK YOUR INVESTIGATION WILL TURN OUT.

WHAT IS A HYPOTHESIS?

400

THIS MEASURES TEMPERATURE.

WHAT IS A THERMOMETER?
400

A BELIEF OR JUDGMENT

WHAT IS AN OPINION?

400

THIS TYPE OF SCIENTIST STUDIES HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS.

WHATIS AN ASTRONOMER?

400

I WOULD MAKE A KITE AND TRY FLYING IT WITH A SHORT TAIL, MEDIUM TAIL, AND A LONG TAIL TO IF THE LENGTH OF THE TAIL AFFECTS THE WAY THE KITE FLIES.

WHAT IS DO A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT?
500

THIS STEP IS DONE AFTER YOU HAVE ANALYZED YOUR DATA TO SEE IF IT SUPPORTS YOUR HYPOTHESIS.

WHAT IS DRAW CONCLUSIONS?

500

THIS MEASURES MASS.

WHAT IS A SCALE?

500

A TYPE OF GRAPH THAT SHOWS CHANGE OVER TIME

WHAT IS A LINE GRAPH?

500

THIS IS USED TO OBSERVE GALAXIES.

WHAT IS A TELESCOPE?

500

I WOULD BUILD A MODEL OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM TO SEE HOW OUR PLANETS ORBIT THE SUN.

WHAT IS USE A MODEL?