Grade 5 - Scientific Method Introduction

What I want to learn from the experiment? (question)

• Purpose

• Research

• Experiment

• Analyze

What I think will happen - prediction/educated guess.

• Conclusion

• Analyze

• Hypothesis

• Problem

How I will test the hypothesis and record the results - the experiment.

• Conclusion

• Problem

• Communicate

• Procedure

What the results tell me about the experiment - looking over the experiment results - data.

• Hypothesis

• Analysis

• Communicate

• Problem

Do the results support my hypothesis - the results of the experiment (what happened/summary)

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Problem

• Communicate

In what step of the scientific method, do you conduct an investigation to test my hypothesis?

• Purpose
• Experiment

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is an educated guess.
• I don't know.

What is already known about the topic is?

• Research

• Purpose

• Conclusion

• Analysis

Select which topic below is a good topic.

• cats and dogs

• soda and impact on teeth

• solar energy

• healthy food