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Scientific Method
Scientific or Not
Science Tools
What do scientists do?
Scientific Vocabulary
100
What is another word for hypothesis?
Prediction
100
What do snow leopards hunt? Is this scientific or not?
Scientific
100
A tool used to measure the mass of a water bottle.
What is a balance?
100
Name two non-reliable resources scientists do not use when conducting research.
Internet, Opinions
100
A statement of what you think will happen during an investigation.
What is a hypothesis?
200
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Ask a question
200
What is the best measuring tool? Is this scientific or not?
Not
200
A tool used to measure how fast a person runs a marathon.
What is a stopwatch?
200
For a scientist's conclusion to be valid, what must it be based on?
Facts
200
Something you find out about objects, events, or living things using your senses.
What are observations?
300
Why do scientists do repeated trials of their experiments?
To ensure their results are valid.
300
What's at the bottom of the ocean? Is this scientific or not?
Scientific
300
A tool used to look at an animal cell?
What is a microscope?
300
Name three reliable resources scientists can use when conducting research.
Books, Scientific Journals, and Articles Written by Scientists
300
Information from which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made.
What is data?
400
What are three other ways scientists can test their hypothesis, besides performing an experiment?
Models, Sampling, Surveys
400
Is a hurricane dangerous? Is this scientific or not?
Not
400
A tool used to measure the volume of fruit juice?
What is a graduated cylinder?
400
What are scientists' conclusions based on?
Facts and Observations.
400
A conclusion based on observations.
What is an inference?
500
What would a scientist using the scientific method NOT do?
Form an opinion.
500
How did life begin? Is this scientific or not?
Scientific
500
A tool used to analyze data easier and faster.
What is calculator?
500
For a scientist's investigation to be valid, it must be able to be?
Replicated
500
Observations that make you believe something is true.
What is evidence?