Grade 7 Science: Scientific Method

Why is the Scientific Method an important process in doing experiments?

• It ensures that the people doing the experiments are scientific.

• It ensures that the results are reliable and can be repeated.

• It takes more work but it's worth it.

• It helps the experiment to take longer and be better.

Doing experiments is important because it ...

• creates more questions to be answered.

• helps create jobs for scientists.

• allows for new discoveries and knowledge in the area of science.

• ensures that many tools are used safely and accurately.

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To gather information, we can...

• read books.

• ask questions.

• use our senses to study things.

• do all of the above.

The first step in the scientific method is...

• Making observations

• Conducting experiments

• Analyzing data

• Defining the problem/asking the question

STATEMENT: In the picture, the people are whitewater rafting.

What is this statement considered in the Scientific Method?

• Making Observation

• Making Inferences

• Making Judgement

• Communicating with others

When we make an educated guess, we are forming...

• data

• a hypothesis

• variables

• a factor

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In science, it is very important that your hypothesis is supported or proven correct in the experiment.

• True

• False

Our recorded observations are called...

• data

• control factors

• hypotheses

• experiments

What should be listed in your Next Steps in your experiment?

• What should be done to clean up and return materials to the correct spot in the lab.

• A list of who you are going to share your results with.

• How you are going to display your results in a graph.

• Possible improvements or changes to be made to the experiment.

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At the end of the scientific method, we must state a...

• purpose

• question

• hypothesis

• conclusion

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