The Nature of Science

How observations are made?

• With your senses

• With lab tools

• Both of them are correct

What is the First step of the scientific method?

• Ask a question

• Draw conclusions

• Make a hypothesis

What is the Second step of the scientific method?

• Make a hypothesis

• Make an observation

• Analyze your results

What is the Third step of the scientific method?

• Draw a conclusion

• Do the experiment

• Make a hypothesis

What is the Fourth step of the scientific method?

• Do the experiment

• Ask a question

• Make an observation

What is the Fifth step of the scientific method?

• Analyze your results

• Draw conclusions

• Do the experiment

What is the Sixth and Last step of the scientific method?

• Draw a conclusion

• Make an observation

• Ask a question

What do scientists do when they draw conclusions?

• Summarize what they have learned and share the information.

• Throw away your results.

• Make a drawing of the whole process.

A scientist will use these to make an observation. 

• Forceps
• Five Senses
• Notepad
• Stopwatch

To make a guess based on what you know or think is called a 

• question
• expectation
• model
• prediction