GW Scientific Inquiry Review

Step 1 of the Scientific Method:

• Form a Hypothesis

• Record and Analyze Data

• Research Information

• Make an Observation / Ask a Question

Step 2 of the Scientific Method:

• Conduct an Experiment

• Research Information

• Record and Analyze Data

• Draw a Conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Step 3 of the Scientific Method:

• Form a Hypothesis

• Research Information

• Conduct an Experiment

• Draw a Conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Step 4 of the Scientific Method:

• Record and Analyze Data

• Make an Observation / Ask a Question

• Conduct an Experiment

• Form a Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Step 5 of the Scientific Method:

• Research Information

• Conduct an Experiment

• Draw a Conclusion

• Record and Analyze Data

Step 6 of the Scientific Method:

• Make an Observation / Ask a Question

• Draw a Conclusion

• Form a Hypothesis

• Research Information

Do the steps of scientific inquiry always need to be followed in order?

• Yes, if you go back and change the order you will mess up your results.

• No, sometimes you have to go back and repeat steps to look for different information.

Janice read that if you add oil to the water while cooking rice, it won't become sticky. She wondered if this would work.

What step of Scientific Inquiry is this?

• Form a hypothesis

• Ask a Question

• Draw a conclusion

• Conduct an Experiment

Daria said "If I shower at night instead of in the morning, then I will make it to school on time."

What step of Scientific Inquiry is this?

• Conduct an Experiment

• Draw a conclusion

• Ask a Question

• Form a hypothesis

Alvaro's experiment showed that if he watered his fern twice a week, the leaves did not turn brown. This proves his hypothesis.

What step of Scientific Inquiry is this?

• Ask a Question

• Form a hypothesis

• Conduct an Experiment

• Draw a conclusion