3rd Grade Nature of Science

All investigations begin with a ...

• hypothesis

• data collection

• question

• experiment

What does it mean to "observe"?

• To use your senses to notice details

• To record your observations

• To begin your experiment

• To ask a question

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NGSS.3-PS2-2

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

NGSS.4-PS3-2

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What does it mean to "infer"?

• To observe something

• To ask a question

• To offer an explanation of what you observed

• To record your data

Which tool would best measure the mass of an object?

• ruler

• measuring tape

• pan balance

• graduated cylinder

Which tool would best measure the volume of an object?

• ruler

• measuring tape

• pan balance

• graduated cylinder

Why should scientists discuss their experiments and compare their data?

• To learn from each other

• To change their data to match each other's data

• To do the experiment together

• To begin a new experiment

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

If two scientists want to do the same experiment, what must stay the same for both of them?

• Their data

• The variables in the experiment

• They must work in the same lab

• They must do the experiment together

What does it mean to predict?

• To make an educated guess about what will happen in an experiment

• To think outside the box

• To complete a full experiment

• To record your data

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a science investigation?

• A planned way of finding answers to questions

• To guess what will happen

• To observe what happens in an experiment

• To record your data

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Why do scientists use models?

• To investigate something very large

• To have fun building something

• To show other scientists what they can make

• To record their data