Scientific Method
This step of the scientific method is making an educated guess.
What is hypothesis?
This scientist conditioned dogs to drool by ringing a bell every time they were fed.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Something you can see and know for certain.
Example: Ryan's glasses are blue.
What is an observation?
Study of fossils.
What is paleontology?
What is the longest bone in the human body?
What is the femur?
This is the first step of the scientific method.
What is asking a question?
This female scientist studied dinosaur waste found in fossils.
Who is Karen Chin?
Something that can be assumed, but not known for certain.
Example: Bubbles loves to swim in his tank.
What is an inference?
Study of weather.
What is meteorology?
What was the name of the hurricane that hit the Carolinas in Sept. 2018?
Who is Hurricane Florence?
This step of the scientific method is when we test our hypothesis. It is usually the most fun!
What is experiment?
This scientist was a hydrographer. He created the wind force scale.
Who is Frances Beaufort?
Making a guess of what will happen in the future.
Example: Tomorrow we will go out for recess.
What is a prediction?
Study of space and stars.
What is the closest star to the earth?
What is the Sun?
True or False:
The hypothesis must be correct in order to draw a conclusion.
What is false?
(The hypothesis is an educated guess that you are testing in your experiment.)
This scientist has spent a total of over 7,000 hours under water.
Who is Sylvia Earle?
This is part of an experiment that can be changed.
What is a variable?
Study of rocks.
What is geology?
What is the average time it takes a caterpillar to become a butterfly?
What is 5 to 21 days!
This is what scientists collect or record during their experiment.
What is data?
This scientist discovered gravity.
Who is Isaac Newton?
What is the scientific method?
Study of animals.
What is zoology?
Scientists wear these to protect their eyes when doing experiments.
What are safety goggles?