How Scientists Work

Two students were watching the clouds and listening to the wind. They could also smell rain in the air. What skill were these students using?

• Recording data

• Asking questions

• Performing an experiment

• Observing

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NGSS.K-ESS2-1

Using one or more of your senses to gather information refers to .....................

• classifying

• observing

• inferring

• predicting

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Making a hypothesis

• Researching

• Asking a question

• Conclusion

What is an explanation you make putting together what you already knew with your investigation?

• Inference

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

What is an investigation in which all conditions are controlled that is used to find answers?

• Question

• Experiment

• Inference

• Evidence

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The information that scientists collect as they investigate the natural world is ...

• facts of life.

• opinions.

• evidence.

• communication.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A belief or judgment that is not supported by investigation is...

• opinion

• fact

• law

• theory

Observations are made using the five senses. We can use observations to draw conclusions. Which of the following is a conclusion?

• The object is flat.

• The flowers smell like mint.

• Spider webs are sticky to trap flies.

• The food tastes salty.

....................... is the study of the natural world to understand and explain what is happening around us.

• Investigation

• Information

• Science

• Inference

.............................. is the way that scientists use to study and investigate the natural world.

• Scientific method

• Question

• Diagram

• Model