5th Grade Scientific Method

Do as much of this as possible. Use books, magazines, the internet.

• Variable

• Research

• Experiment

• Control

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

This is anything in an experiment that changes.

• variable

• conclusion

• problem

• independent variable

The educated guess that is based on research

• data

• graph

• dependent variable

• hypothesis

Collect as much of this as possible. It makes your results more reliable!

• Data

• Graphs

• Conclusion

• Control

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

This is the part of the experiment we measure. It changes because of the independent variable and we are measuring the changes.

• Hypothesis

• Data

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

What starts the Scientific method? It should always be in question form!

• Research

• Problem

• Control

• Graphs

This is one way we communicate our results.

• Graphs

• Hypothesis

• Problem

• Control

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This is the part of the experiment that YOU change on purpose!

• Data

• Experiment

• Independent Variable

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

State whether or not your hypothesis was correct, errors, application, and extensions (what you will do with the results).

• Control

• the Internet

• Graphs

• Conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What you compare your results to

• Graphs

• Control

• Observations

• Results

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1