Yay Science!
Investigation... Imagination
Mr. Mystery
Observation and Inference
100
This is something that is gathered with your senses.
What is an observation?
100
These can be made in the field or in the laboratoty.
What is data?
100
Sometimes science appears strictly organized but lots of trail and error is involved!
What is "Doing science requires imagination and creativity?"
100
The leave that collected from the base of the tree measures 12 cm long and 6 cm wide.
What is an observation?
200
Conclusions you draw to explain your observations.
What are inferences?
200
These are both important for showing that scientific results are reproducible.
What is repetition and replication?
200
Science involves a lot of conversation because many minds means more creativity.
What is "Good science is a social and collaborative process."
200
The fish that was caught at the southern edge of the pond weight 29 grams.
What is an observation?
300
Physical science, life science, earth science.
What are the three main divisions of science?
300
No! Because in science you will never know the truth.
What is "Can we open the mystery boxes?"
300
The trees near the southern edge of the lake grew shorter than the trees near the northern edge of the lake because they received less sunlight throughout the day.
What is and inference?
400
A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.
What is a hypothesis?
400
There are many things we can't see so we construct these to help us understand the world around us better.
What are models?
500
Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.
What is data?
500
How was (or wasn't) the mystery box investigation like the real work of scientists?
Answers will vary...
500
The fossil of the fish was found in the desert. I think that this desert was once covered by a body of water.
Inference