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Scientific Method
Science Tools
Investigating Experiments
Mystery Machine
100
What is an educated guess or prediction in science?
Hypothesis
100
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Make an Observation
100
These protect your eyes
Goggles
100
In the bread experiment, what was the control?
Wearing a glove to place the bread in a bag
100
Name one science safety rule!
Answers will vary
200
What is an observation?
using your five senses to gather information
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What is the step in the scientific method that you run a series of tests and trials to prove if your hypothesis is correct or incorrect?
Run a test or experiment
200
This tool tells you how hot or cold something is
A thermometer
200
In the bread experiment, what was the variable?
Washing our hands
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In this part of the scientific method, the scientist runs a series of tests and trial to prove if their hypothesis is correct or incorrect.
Do a test or experiment
300
What is a variable?
Something that changes in an experiment
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What step of the scientific method do you state the problem or what you would like to know?
Form a question
300
What do we use a hand lens or a magnifying glass for?
To see things up close
300
A student wants to find the effect of soil type (compost or fertilizer) on how well the plant grows. He sets up three pots. Pot A has 20 ml of water, soil, and lights on. Pot B has 15ml of water, fertilizer, and lights on. Pot C has 20 ml of water, compost, and lights off. How can this experiment be corrected?
All plants receive the same amount of water. All plants have the lights on/off.
300
Name two safety rules!
Answers will vary
400
What does it mean to inquire?
To ask a question
400
What are the first three steps of the scientific method?
1. Make an observation 2. Ask a question 3. Form a hypothesis
400
We use this tool to give us a small amount of liquid.
A dropper
400
What was our conclusion in the worm experiment?
Worms prefer the dark over the light
400
Ask a question, form a hypothesis, do a test, analyze data, and draw a conclusion What step of the scientific method is missing?
Make an observation
500
What is a list of steps scientist use to learn about the world?
The scientific method
500
What step of the scientific method do you summarize your results and decide whether your hypothesis was correct?
Drawing a conclusion
500
What science tool do we use to measure how heavy something is?
A balance scale
500
In order to test the variable, everything else in the experiment must be ____________ or the ______________.
Controlled or the same
500
What are the six steps of the scientific method?
1. Make an observation 2. Ask a question 3. Form a hypothesis 4. Do a test 5. Analyze data 6. Draw a conclusion