The Scientific Method
How Stars are Different
Vocabulary
Finish the Hypothesis
As seen on the Magic School Bus
100

The first step of the scientific method, which requires you to notice with your senses or tools

Observation

100

When stars are far away or close together

Distance
100

The star that is the center of the solar system that gives us light and heat energy.

The Sun

100

If I brush my teeth...

Then, they will be clean.

100

What helps turn cucumber into pickles and also helps turn fallen leaves into soil?

Bacteria

200

This step of the scientific method is when you collect your data

Experiment

200

When stars are colder and hotter

Temperature

200

A prediction of what will happen based on background information.

Hypothesis
200

If I put the seed in the sun and water it...

Then, the seed will grow.

200
Mixing vinegar and baking soda makes what happen?

Makes a gas (and helps clean)

300

This step is when you look at your data and interpret what it means

Analyze

300

When stars are bigger and smaller

Size

300

A tool that helps us see far away objects.

A telescope

300

If I mix yellow and blue paint together...

Then, it will make green paint.

300

What makes the planets orbit the sun?

Gravity!

400

This step is when you form a prediction of what will happen

Hypothesis

400

When stars have different shades/pigment

Color

400

A type of observation that can be noticed using numbers, counts, and tools.

Measurable Observation

400

If I wear black outside...

Then, I will feel hot.

400

Fast sound vibrations sound .... while slow vibrations sound....

High and low

500

You just collected your data, graphed it, and interpreted what it means. What step is next?

Conclusion

500

When stars are different temperatures, they are...

Different colors!

500

A force that pulls objects towards eachother

Gravity

500

If I lick the door handle...

Then, I will get sick.

500

Plants breath in carbon dioxide to produce...

Oxygen