Method of Science 5th grade

Science is?

• exploring the world to gain knowledge about events in nature

• the imagination

• secrets of fantasy

What is the hypothesis?

• variable in the experiment

• the standard to compare

• an educated guess or testable prediction

What is the scientific method?

• an unorganized test

• an organized set of procedures used by scientists

• one part of the science experiment

What is the control of the experiment?

• the one that constantly changes

• is the standard or untouched item for comparison

• the one thrown away

What is the constant in the experiment?

• all the steps are different

• the items that have to be the same

• the items that have to be different

Which variable is adjusted or changed?

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• zero variable

What is the dependent variable?

• the variable that depends on the independent variable or results

• the changes made

• the items that need to be discarded

Why do scientists repeat experiments?

• to make changes in the experiment

• to see if they get the same results, to verify

• just for fun

What is it called when scientists use their senses?

• observation

• experimentation

• change directions

After the experiment is finished and data recorded the scientists draw?

• lots of pictures

• identify mistakes

• draw conclusions