books

What is a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions?

• scientific method

• experimenting

• playing

• making a mess

A _____________ is a person who uses the scientific method to discover new knowledge.

• menace

• scuba diver

• scientist

• botanist

Scientists design _____________________ to test ideas, theories, and hypothesis about the world around them.

• experiments

• observations

• tests

• fairs

Science has many uses in the daily world. When you use a computer, a toaster, or a radio, you are using ____________________, or applied science. Many scientists and engineers study the practical applications of science.

• technology

• space science

• wizarding

• experiments

Scientists study the physical sciences, which study matter and energy are studying ______ ____________ .

• life science

• earth science

• physical science

Scientists who study Earth and the systems in space are studying ________ ___________ . These scientists might study asteroids, clouds, or volcanoes.

• life science

• earth science

• physical science

Scientists who study living systems often ask questions like “How do vaccines help prevent disease?” or “What kind of organisms live in a swamp?” These scientists are studying _______ ________________ .

• life science

• earth science

• physical science

Many scientists study ___________________ , or collections of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to and interact with one another.

• systems

• rules

• experiments

• marshmallows

When a pattern in nature is observed time and time again, it becomes a scientific __________________ .

• law

• hypothesis

• wondering

• experiment

Scientists make ___________________ about the world around them.

• observations

• opinions