Compare the length, mass, or volume to standard unit.
What is measure?
100
You give your dog two different dog foods at the same time and observe what the dog does.
What is inquiry?
100
Gather data and answer questions.
What is plan and conduct a simple investigation.
200
A tool that measures the amount of matter in an object.
What is balance?
200
Gather data, record your observations, display data in an understandable way.
What is gather, record, & display data?
200
Any time we need to use +, -, x, or ./. in our data.
What is use numbers?
200
Betty watches people bicycle past her house. Most people with narrow tires use the paved road while most people with wide tires on their bicycles use the dirt road. Betty decides that wide tires must be easier to use on a dirt road than narrow tires. What process did Betty use to figure this out?
What is infer?
200
Suggest an outcome that can be tested in an experiment.
What is hypothesize?
300
A procedure carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis.
What is experiment?
300
Use data to look for patterns, predict what will happen, and to answer questions.
What is interpret data?
300
Use logical reasoning, based on data and observations, to come to a conclusion.
What is infer?
300
A group of friends is building a robot for a competition. They're not sure how to build it or what materials they want to use. What can they do to save time and money before they start to build their robot?
What is build a model?
300
Control factors that can affect the outcome of an experiment.
What is control variables?
400
A procedure carried out to gather data about an object or event.
What is investigation?
400
Identify ways in which things or events are alike or different.
What is compare?
400
Group or organize objects or events into categories based on specific characteristics.
What is classify?
400
Students need to separate buttons according to specific characteristics (# of holes, color, size, etc.). What skill must they use?
What is classify?
400
Use data and experiment results to decide if your hypothesis is supported.
What is draw conclusions?
500
An organized way to gather information and answer questions.
What is inquiry?
500
Use observations and data to form an idea about what will happen.
What is predict?
500
To think about ways in which moving and non-moving objects relate to one another.
What is time/space relationship?
500
In order to answer how the size or shape of a parachute relates to its use, you would use this inquiry skill.
What is interpret data?
500
To share results visually, orally, or electronically.