Understanding Science

What is the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations?

• Inquiry
• Experiment
• Science
• Research

What is the study of matter and energy?

• Physical Science
• Earth Science
• Life Science
• Natural Science

Which is first step in the process of scientific inquiry?

• Ask Questions
• Communicate Results
• Test Hypothesis
• Draw Conclusions

_____________ is a statement of what will happen next in the sequence of events?

• hypothesis
• prediction
• observation
• results

Which is NOT a way to test a hypothesis?

• analyze results
• design an experiment
• make a model
• gather and evaluate evidence

______________ is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.

• hypothesis
• inference
• prediction
• observation

Hypothesis MUST be testable?

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following things do physical scientists study?

• matter
• what things are made of
• how things move
• ALL OF THE ABOVE

What is the branch of science you will study in 6th grade

• Earth

• Physical

• Nuclear

• Life

What is Scientific Inquiry?

• A process that uses skills and methods to answer questions

• the questioning of scientific laws

• an unchanging set of steps used by all scientists

• a method that always results in new scientific theories.