Grades 4-5 Nature of Science

You use your five senses to describe something

• observation
• prediction
• experiment
• conclusion

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results, and referrers to the hypothesis using data. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. (not changed)

• experimental group
• control group
• data
• variables

The test of a hypothesis is called a

• control
• dependent variable
• conclusion
• experiment

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

• observations
  conclusion
• data
• variables
• hypothesis

The factors in an experiment that can be changed. 

• variables
• quantitative data
• hypothesis
• steps

Which of these questions could NOT be answered with an investigation?

• What plants grow best in this climate?
• What fruit tastes the best?
• How much water does an apple tree need?
• What plants grow well in the shade?

Which helps scientists understand very large objects?

• a survey
• a hypothesis
• a procedure
• a model

You want to conduct an experiment about the plants in your classroom. What would be your first step?

• Gather materials
• Observe plants
• Ask a question
• Analyze your results

Which of the following is a scientific observation? 

• The potato is brown in color.
• The potato tastes the best.
• The potato may cause allergies.
• The potato smells funny.