Science Skills (5th Grade)

When you are finding mass, length and volume, you are ________________________.

• measuring

• displaying data

• gathering data

• observing

When you make a prediction about an expected outcome, you are ________________.

• hypothesizing

• predicting

• inferring

• comparing

What is a hypothesis?

• An observation
• A bar graph
• Facts
• A prediction of what will happen 

Qualitative observations use what?

• Graphs

• Your 5 senses

• Numbers and amounts

• Predictions

Scientists ask many __________ about the world around them.

• Problems
• Solutions
• Questions
• Designs

Scientists' questions MUST be ________________!

• Great
• Testable
• Difficult
• About science

Tools that scientists use to explain patterns are

• Variables

• Models

• Inferences

• Datas

This variable is changed by the scientist

• Independent

• Dependent

The variable that is measured and recorded in the experiment is the ...

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Controlled Variable

This type of data is recorded as numbers or measurements...

• Qualitative

• Quantitative