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SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Question | Answer |
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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. |