Getting Ready for Science

A question that is asked about something or a close study of something

• investigation

• hypothesis

• inquiry

• infer

A tool used to pick up and hold onto objects

• microscope

• forceps

• balance

• hand lens

To draw a conclusion about something

• hypothesis

• variable

• formulate

• infer

The one thing that changes in a science experiment

• variable

• infer

• hypothesis

• experiment

To come up with a plan for something

• scientific method

• hypothesis

• formulate

• investigation

An organized plan that scientists use to conduct a study

• formulate

• investigation

• hypothesis

• scientific method

A study that a scientist does

• scientific method

• experiment

• investigation

• inquiry

A possible answer to a question that can be tested to see if it is correct

• inquiry

• infer

• investigation

• hypothesis

Which tool would you use to measure the distance around the trunk of a tree?

• hand lens

• measuring tape

• ruler

• thermometer

A test done to see if a hypothesis is correct or not

• experiment

• investigation

• inquiry

• scientific method