Scientific Enquiry

The first step in an scientific investigation is...

• asking questions

• making predictions

• testing the hypothesis

• making conclusions

To make sure a test is accurate it needs to be...

• accurate

• fair

• done quickly

After the results are analysed, you form...

• a hypothesis

• an evaluation

• a conclusion

• a prediction

Sarah is testing how she can keep an ice cube from melting. She is going to wrap ice cubes of different sizes and wrap them in different materials before putting them in different places. Is this a fair test?

• Yes

• No

Sarah decides to change her investigation and uses the same size ice cubes in different materials in the same place. Is this fair?

• Yes

• No

How can we make an experiment fair?

• by keeping all the factors same.

• by keeping all the factors different

• by keeping all the factors same except one

• by keeping all the factors same except two

What is the other name of prediction?

• Hypothesis

• Test

• Conclusion

• Observation

Which steep of the scientific method is this?

"Why is the sliced cheese all moldy?"

• make a hypothesis

• draw a conclusion

• ask a question

• experiment

Which step of the scientific method is this?

"I think sliced cheese gets moldy because people touch it more."

• make a hypothesis

• draw a conclusion

• ask a question

• experiment

Which step of the scientific method is this?

"I was right: Touching the cheese is the factor in making cheese moldy."

• make a hypothesis

• draw a conclusion

• ask a question

• experiment