Scientific Method

What is the Scientific Method?

• A series of steps kind of like a road map that scientists use to understand why and how things work

• gathering information on a topic using our five senses. Examples: see, hear, taste, touch, and smell

• Final step or process explaining if the hypothesis was correct

• something that does not change

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the problem (question)?

• Final step or process explaining if the hypothesis was correct

• Should be "testable" and aims for answers to verify or explain a theory

• Something that doesn't change

• Gather information to help make a hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

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What does making observations mean?

• something that does not change

• a scientific test that you perform in a series of actions to carefully observe how something works or doesn't work to learn about

• Facts about something that can be used for planning and reasoning

• gathering information on a topic using our five senses. Examples: see, hear, taste, touch, and smell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is a hypothesis?

• Any item, or factor, or condition that can be controlled or changed

• gathering information on a topic using our five senses. Examples: see, hear, taste, touch, and smell

• facts about something that can used for planning and reasoning

• it is a tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation

What is an experiment?

• observing and collecting data

• Scientists design and carry out tests and trials to determine if their hypothesis is correct

• a good question to be answered

• analyzing the results

What is a conclusion?

• a scientific test that you perform in a series of action to carefully observe how something works or doesn't work to learn about it

• Final step or process explaining if the hypothesis was correct

• should be "testable" and aims for answers to verify or explain a theory

• facts about something that can used for planning and reasoning

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is done in the results (analyzing data) step of the scientific method?

• using the data collected during the experiment that can used for planning and reasoning

• gathering information on a topic using our five senses. Examples see, hear, taste, touch, and smell

• gather information to help make a hypothesis

• Final step or process explaining if the hypothesis was correct

What is the correct order of the scientific method?

• Draw a conclusion, form a hypothesis, analyze results (data), ask a question, research, experiment plan, draw a conclusion

• Analyze results (data), draw a conclusion, form a hypothesis, ask a question, experiment plan, research

• Ask a question, research, form a hypothesis, experiment plan, analyze results (data), draw a conclusion

• Experiment plan, draw a conclusion, ask a question, form a hypothesis, analyze results (data), research

True or False - The first step in the Scientific Method is to form a hypothesis

• true

• false

True or False- You can show the data you collect during your experiment in several different ways.

• true

• false

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