Vocabulary
A person who asks questions about the world.
Scientist
Ask a question
This tool is used to measure the temperature of something.
Thermometer
Why are models useful for scientists?
They help scientists study things that are very small, large or difficult to understand.
A graph where you record and compare data.
An educated guess or a possible answer to your scientific question is...
A hypothesis
What does a balance measure?
The mass (or weight) of an object
What types of questions CANNOT be answered by science? Give an example.
Questions based on opinions.
ex: What is the best kind of ice cream?
A plan for testing a hypothesis that gives step by step directions to follow.
Procedure
After you state your hypothesis, what is the next step in the scientific method?
Perform an experiment
Inches, centimeters, meters, and yards are all units to measure...
length or distance
What are the 5 senses we use to make observations?
Sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.
To look for answers.
Investigate
Give 2 ways you can record an organize data.
In a bar graph, chart, journal your observations, take pictures/ draw
This tool measures the volume of a liquid and uses the unit milliliters (mL).
Graduated cylinder
Give three examples of things scientists do.
The quantity you use to measure something. Some examples are inches, centimeters, grams, Fahrenheit, and seconds.
Unit of measure
Why is it important to do multiple trials of the same experiment.
There is a chance you could have messed something up, so multiple trials helps get accurate and consistent data.
What is the difference between a hand lens (magnifying glass) and a microscope?
A microscope uses many lenses to see objects in more detail.
A hand lens uses just one lens and can be held easily.
When we use our observations and prior knowledge to make a conclusion about something it is called an...
Inference