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Grade 5 Scientific Method
A description is a statement or drawing, detailing the physical properties of an object, organism, or event.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Scientific Method
It is not important to answer the question when you report your results.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Physical models, diagrams and flow charts, and computer models are three different types of models scientists may use to understand systems that have many parts.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Use the graphic organizer to arrange the following steps of the scientific method in the correct order.

Conduct Experiment
Report Results
Form Hypothesis
Analyze Results and Draw Conclusions
Ask Question
Do Research and Make Observations
Sequence of Events
Grade 5 Scientific Method
A hypothesis is a testable, educated guess based on an observation.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Scientific Method
An event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.
  1. instinct
  2. variable
  3. infer
  4. body odor
Grade 5 Scientific Method
The correct order of the scientific method is: Experiment, Observation, Hypothesis, Data Analysis.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Nick wants to do an investigation to answer the question, "What kind of butterfly most often visits the rose bushes outside my window?"

To answer his question, what kind of investigation should Nick do?
  1. Use a survey to ask his friends which kinds of butterflies are their favorites.
  2. Catch butterflies and find all the ways all butterflies are alike.
  3. Observe the rose bushes and collect data on the butterflies that visit it.
  4. Make a hypothesis and design a way to test it in the classroom.
Grade 5 Scientific Method
A scientific theory can change based on new discoveries.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Which of these is not a step of the Scientific Method?
  1. Hypothesis
  2. Experiment
  3. Plagiarism
  4. Conclusion
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Lee collected some rocks in his neighborhood. What could he do for a scientific investigation with the rocks?
  1. keep the rocks on his window sill
  2. give the coolest rock to his friend
  3. group the rocks and compare their properties
  4. put the rocks in a fish tank
Grade 5 Scientific Method
When doing a scientific experiment, the           control           is the standard, the part that doesn't change and the            variable            is the part that may change.
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Scientists learn and study the world around them by using the
  1. Big Bang theory.
  2. scientific method.
  3. characteristics of life.
Grade 5 Scientific Method
The general steps scientists follow to test a hypothesis are called                     scientific method                    .
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Which of these words does not describe the Scientific Method?
  1. Organized
  2. Data
  3. Disorganized
  4. Controlled
Grade 5 Scientific Method
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?
  1. drawing conclusions
  2. making observations
  3. recording data
  4. making a hypothesis
Grade 5 Scientific Method
The                     scientific method                     is a procedure designed to test a specific hypothesis.
Grade 5 Scientific Method
Be ready to write a hypothesis for a situation like this one using an "If, Then, Because" format. You will need to make sure your hypothesis contains the 5 elements which are:

1. It is a statement that answers a question.
2. It predicts the results of the experiment
3. It is a testable fact and not an opinion.
4. It is an explanation of why you think this will happen.
5. It makes sense and fits with what you already know.

Tom knows the amount of water a tree gets affects how fast in grows. He wonders whether the about of water a tree gets will also affect when its leaves change color, so he decides to water one tree a lot and another tree not at all.
Grade 5 Scientific Method
An              experiment              is a procedure designed to test a specific hypothesis.
Grade 5 Scientific Method
A procedure that is carried out to investigate a scientific question              experiment             
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