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SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PURPOSE | WHAT YOU WANT TO INVESTIGATE |
| HYPOTHESIS | EDUCATED GUESS |
| CONCLUSION | THE ANSWER TO THE PURPOSE |
| RESULTS | WHAT YOU FOUND OUT. IT SHOULD BE SHOWN IN A GRAPH, TABLE OR CHART |
| PROCEDURES | THE STEPS FOR COMPLETING THE INVESTIGATION |
| DATA | THE INFORMATION YOU GATHER DURING THE INVESTIGATION |
| MATERIALS | ALL OF THE THINGS NEEDED TO DO THE INVESTIGATION |
| OBSERVATION | WHEN SCIENTIST USE THIER FIVE SENSES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD |
| CLASSIFY | TO PUT THINGS INTO GROUPS ACCORDING TO THEIR COMMON CHARACTERISTICS |
| PREDICTION | MAKE A GUESS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE |
| INFERENCES | A CONCLUSION BASED ON KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE |
| BAR GRAPH | A WAY TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION THAT COMPARES THE DIFFERENT NUMBER OF THINGS. |
| FAIR TEST | AN EXPERIMENT THAT IS CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO LOOK AT JUST ONE QUESTION OR VARIABLE. |
| LINE GRAPH | A WAY TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION THAT IS GATHERED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. |