Scientific Method
What is the first step of the scientific method?
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List the 5 senses.
sound, sight, smell, taste, touch
What is the name of the science skill when we use our 5 senses to take in information?
Example: The grass feels wet.
Observation
What is the name of the measure of the distance between two points?
Length
What is the base unit for length?
Meter
What is the second step of the scientific method?
Research information about your question
What is the science skill called when scientists sort through information to put it in order?
Organizing
What is the name of the science skill when we form an educated guess based on an observation?
Example: When I felt the wet grass, I thought it might have rained.
Inference
What tool is used to measure the amount of heat in a substance?
Thermometer
What is mass measured with?
Triple beam balance
What is the third step of the scientific method?
Form a Hypothesis
What is the name of the science skill when scientists group things by what they have in common?
Classifying
What is the name of the science skill when we use observations to guess what will happen in the future?
Example: Since the grass is wet, we will have indoor recess.
Prediction
What is the base unit for temperature?
Celsius
What is the name of the information we collect during an experiment?
Data
What are the fourth and fifth step of the scientific method?
4) Design an Experiment that tests the hypothesis
5) Collect Data about the experiment
When do we use a model?
When the real thing is too big, too small, or too challenging to study
Is this an observation, inference, or prediction?
The pizza has cheese.
Observation
What is the base unit for volume?
Liter
Is this an observation, inference, or prediction?
It is raining so the basement will flood.
What are the sixth and seventh step of the scientific method?
6) Analyze the data
7) Come to a Conclusion
What is the science skill called when scientists look at data in charts and graphs to find patterns and figure out what the data means?
Analyzing
Is this an observation, inference, or prediction?
Ms. Harris was late for school because she forgot to set her alarm.
Inference
What is the base unit for mass?
Gram
List the 7 steps of the scientific method.
1) Question
2) Research
3) Hypothesis
4) Experiment
5) Data
6) Analyze
7) Conclusion