SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY

What is research in science?

• Looking at pictures

• Finding information

• Playing games

• Watching TV

Why is it important to do research before conducting an experiment?

• To know what might happen

• To make the experiment fun

• To copy other people

• To make it faster

Which of the following is a way to find information for your research?

• Asking your friends to guess

• Reading books and articles

• Ignoring all details

• Guessing what happens

What does 'fair testing' mean in science?

• Only testing one time

• Testing everything without making changes

• Changing only one thing at a time while keeping others the same

• Asking others for help

Why is it important to keep somethings the same in an experiment?

• To make sure the results are reliable

• To make the experiment harder

• To guess the answer

• To make the experiment faster

Which of these is an example of a fair test?

• Changing the temperature and the time at the same time

• Changing only the temperature and keeping the time the same

• Changing everything at once

• Not testing at all

What does 'observing' mean in science?

• Making guesses

• Looking at and noticing details

• Changing things around you

• Telling stories

When you observe something, what should you focus on?

• Only what you think will happen

• Everything that happens around you

• Only the most exciting parts

• What others are saying

Which of these would be a good way to observe an experiment?

• Closing your eyes and listening

• Writing down what you see

• Ignoring everything that happens

• Playing with the materials

What does it mean to classify something?

• To put things in groups based on their characteristics

• To throw things away

• To mix everything together

• To memorize facts