Scientific Method Steps
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
Asking a Question
Do questions in science need to be testable or non-testable?
testable
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess!
Once you have a hypothesis, you need to make a list of _________ that you will need for the experiment
materials
What is the second step in the Scientific Method?
Do research
Is an opinion a testable question?
no
What are the three words that a hypothesis will need?
If, then, or because
When doing an experiment, this is the group that stays the same
control
What is the third step in the Scientific Method?
Make a hypothesis
Are questions about the future testable?
nope!
Is this an acceptable hypthesis?
The grass will turn purple tomorrow.
no!
When completing an experiment you need to decide how you are taking date. You will need to choose a tool such as a ruler to ______________ the results
measure
What step of the Scientific Method should you do after you make a hypothesis?
EXPERIMENT
Testable or Non-Testable:
What happens when a water bottle is put in the freezer?
testable
What happens to water if you put it in the freezer?
Write a hypothesis:
If_____________
Then_________
Because__________
Ask Miss Burton
You need to write out the_____of your experiment to make sure someone else could follow your process.
steps
What is the last step in the Scientific Method?
Draw a conclusion
testable or non-testable:
What is the meaning of life?
non-testable
What happens to water if you drop an egg?
Write a hypothesis:
If_____________
Then_________
Because__________
Ask Miss Burton
When finished, you need to ________ your results after the experiment
write down