Process Skills & Scientific Method

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

• to be unware of your surroundings

The scientific method is made up of several

• experiments

• problems

• steps

Susan gathers information about her question by making observations of different types of grasses, this will help her write her hypothesis She is

• conducting research

• conducting an experiment

• asking a question

• making a conclusion

What is the statement an example of ? " If acid rain effects lakes, then small fish will be effected"

• experiment step

• question

• hypothesis

• Analysis

What is the statement an example of? The hypothesis was not correct, small fish are not affected by acid rain'

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• question

• research

In which step of the scientific method would you make a graph or review your data?

• hypothesis

• experiment

• research

• data collection

In which step would a scientist design a procedure to test their hypothesis?

• experiment

• research

• hypothesis

• conclusion

What is an inference ?

• a conclusion based on evidence

• a conclusion based on no evidence

When we want to know the length of an object we

• communicate

• classify

• measure

The ball is black and white

• Observation

• Inference