Scientific Method
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is an observation?
These are the 5 senses we use to make observations
What are sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch?
This is when we sort things into smaller groups.
What is classifying?
When you make an inference you are doing this
What is drawing a conclusion based on what you see?
What is a plant eater?
What step of the scientific method do you test your hypothesis?
What is an Experiment?
This is a tool we use to measure the temperature outside
What is a thermometer?
This is what we use to classify or sort people or things.
What are attributes or traits?
What could I infer if I saw Blake walk into class wet and with an umbrella?
What is raining outside?
A hawk or eagle would be classified as a plant eater or meat eater?
What is a meat-eater?
What step in the scientific method do you make a prediction about your question?
What is a hypothesis?
You would use this sense to feel something inside of a box, without looking at it.
What is touch?
Name at least 3 ways we can classify or sort items?
What is color, shape, texture, weight.
What inference could I make if I see Quinn and Zoe with an umbrella, beach ball, sunscreen, and towels?
What is they are going swimming or to the pool?
What is a plant eater?
In which step of the scientific method do you record what happened during the experiment?
What are the results?
What is smell?
How could you classify or sort a tennis ball and a soccer ball?
What is size, color, texture?
What could I infer if I walk in the kitchen and see Hayden sitting in the floor, surrounded by trash from the garbage can?
What is Hayden got into the trash can?
How could lion be classified as a meat eater or plant eater?
What is a meat eater?
List all six steps of the scientific method.
What is Observe, Problem, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, and Conclusion?
If you wanted to see how long our classroom is, you would use this observation tool.
What is a tape measure?
This is how you could sort a bowling ball and a golf ball.
What is size or weight?
What inference could we make if Mr. Jenkins sees Juliana running away from his desk, then his wallet is missing?
What is Juliana stole Mr. Jenkins wallet?