5.1.1 What do Scientists do?

Scientific investigations usually begin with

• making observations and defining problems

• making hypotheses and designing experiments

• making conclusions and sharing results

• gathering data and analyzing it

Looking at science journals to see what other scientists have found out:

• research

• analysis

• inferring

• observing

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Using your senses to gather information:

• inference

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• observation

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A hypothesis is a type of

• observation

• prediction

• conclusion

• analysis

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A summary of what you have learned by doing an experiment:

• conclusion

• observation

• analysis

• inference

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Scientists must research sources that are

• exciting

• new

• reliable

• original

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The facts and observations gathered during an experiment:

• data

• analysis

• evaluation

• problems

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A valid hypothesis must be

• true

• testable

• part of a scientific law

• a random guess

What can scientists do?

• help answer questions

• solve problems

• form new ideas

• scientists can do all of these

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Microscopes, telescopes, and thermometers are some of the tools that help scientists make:

• observations

• opinions

• hypotheses

• conclusions