Inquiry & Scientific Method

A tool that measures the volume of liquids

• inquiry

• measuring cup

• scientific method

• balance

A procedure designed to test a hypothesis

• experiment

• inquiry

• scientific method

• balance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The general steps that scientists follow to test a hypothesis

• scientific method

• balance

• measuring cup

• inquiry

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An organized way to gather information and ask questions

• inquiry

• balance

• measuring cup

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Tool used to measure the mass of an object

• experiment

• balance

• measuring cup

• inquiry

Which is usually the first step in the scientific method?

• Form a Hypothesis

• Conduct an Experiment

• Observe and Ask Questions

• Plan the Experiment

Ann did an experiment to test whether objects dropped from a second floor window hit the ground at the same time. Her friend Kerry says Ann's results are wrong. What should they do to settle this argument?

• Argue about it until one of them gives up.

• Repeat the experiment and compare the results.

• Change Ann's hypothesis so it matches the results.

• Ask their friends to vote on whether the results are right.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A student does an experiment and discovers that sugar water takes longer to freeze than plain water. What is another testable question that the students could investigate that is based on the results of the experiment?

• Does sugar water taste better than plain water?

• Does sugar water evaporate more quickly than plain water?

• Does sugar water freeze at a lower temperature than plain water?

• Does water have the same volume before and after sugar is added?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Scientific or Unscientific? The rock has a mass of 8 kg.

• Scientific

• Unscientific

Scientific or Unscientific? It is 76 degrees outside today.

• Scientific

• Unscientific