The Scientific Method and Tools

What is a hypothesis?

• an observation

• an educated guess

• a test

• a hippopotamus

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Why should you wear goggles?

• To protect your hands

• To protect your eyes

• To protect your neighbor

• To protect your dog

Why is it important to wait for instructions from your teacher?

• Teachers are never wrong.

• Teachers know everything.

• Teachers can have important information about the lab you're about to do.

• Teachers are the best.

Why would you wear this?

• To prevent fires

• To look good

• To protect your clothes

• To protect your shoes

What is the name of this safety tool?

• fire extinguisher

• apron

• gloves

• fire blanket

What is the name of this safety tool?

• Fountain

• Eye wash station

• Chemical wash

• Shower

What is the first step of the Scientific Method?

• Form a hypothesis

• Analyze the data

• Make a conclusion

• Ask a question

The information we gather in an experiment

• steps

• procedure

• data

• experiment

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Things that we notice in an experiment using what we see, hear, smell ,taste are called

• data

• procedure

• observations

• materials

Brian is doing an experiment with plants. He makes a good scientific guess that one plant will grow taller than the other. The guess Brian made is called a:

• data

• hypothesis

• observation

• procedure