Unit 1 Lessons 1 & 3

to use your senses to gather information

• data

• observe

• experiment

• infer

procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it

• experiment

• observe

• predict

• investigation

to draw a conclusion about something

• infer

• science

• observe

• hypothesis

A test done to see whether a hypothesis is correct

• investigation

• experiment

• hypothesis

• variable

Use observations and data to form an idea of what will happen under certain conditions

• observe

• data

• predict

• infer

the one thing that changes in an experiment

• variable

• experiment

• problem

• hypothesis

A possible answer to a question that can be tested to see if it’s correct

• infer

• question

• experiment

• hypothesis

• temperature

• scale

• thermometer

• timer

• balance

• graduated cylinder

• measuring cup

• mass

• stopwatch

• ruler

• clicker

• thermometer