Year 3 Scientific Method Seed Experiment

Watching and noticing events that happen during an experiment

• observation

• replicate

• investigation

• conclusion

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• procedures

• conclusion

A guess about what you think will happen in the future.

• Prediction

• Data

• Observation

• Analyze

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is an observation of the picture?

• The person is wearing a T-shirt
• It is a sunny day
• The person is going to a birthday party
• The gift is a DVD player

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

• two

• as many as possible

• four

• one

Which are part of the scientific method?

• Identify the Problem

• Perform an Experiment

• Form a Hypothesis

• Collect lots of money

• Communicate the Results

"If plants are exposed to sunlight, then I think they will grow taller."

Which part of the scientific method is this an example of?

• Procedure

• Hypothesis

• Question

• Results

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which step is this? "Why is the sliced cheese all moldy?"

• Make a hypothesis

• Draw a conclusion

• Ask a question

• Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is an observation of the picture?

• The person is wearing a T-shirt
• It is a sunny day
• The person is going to a birthday party
• The gift is a DVD player