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SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY It’s a method scientists use to study the

natural world The first step is being curious Others habits

– Honesty– Open-mindness– Skepticism– creativity

MATERIALS NEEDED

1 – Colored piece of paper4 – Sheets of white paperColored pencilsStapler

FIRST PAGE

Fold 1st page 4 cm from the top of the page and set it aside.

SECOND PAGE

Fold 2nd page 8 cm from the top of the page and set it aside.

THIRD PAGE

Fold 3rd page 12 cm from the top of the page and set it aside.

FORTH PAGE

DO NOT FOLD

ASSEMBLY

PAGE 4

PAGE 1

PAGE 2PAGE 3

FRONT PAGE

Step 1: Pose the Question

Step 2: Develop a hypothesis

Step 3: Design An Experiment

Step 4: Collect the data

Step 5: Draw a conclusion

Step 6: Communicate the results

FIRST PAGE

1) POSING THE QUESTIONA) The first step in Scientific Inquiry.B) The question must match with the observation you wish to makeC) Questions cannot be based on:

OpinionValuesJudgments

STEP #1:POSING THE QUESTION

• The first step in Scientific Inquiry• The question must match with

the observation you wish to make

• Questions cannot be based on:–Opinion–Values– Judgments

SECOND PAGEA) A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation.

B) It does not have to be right.

C) Must be testable

STEP 2: Develop a HYPOTHESIS

A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation

It does not have to be right Must be testable EXAMPLE:

SCIENTIFIC QUESTION: Does changing the distance between an object and light source change the size of the objects shadow?

HYPOTHESIS: Changing the distance between an object and light source changes the size of the objects shadow.

PREDICTIONS vs. INFERRING

Type of Hypothesis

Used to forecast into the future

Based on past experience (DATA) or evidence

Aren’t always correct

Type of hypothesis

Used to reference the present

Based on reasoning or prior knowledge

Aren’t always correct

Step 3: Designing an Experiment

Must be a CONTROLED EXPERIMENT, one in which everything (VARIABLES) stays the same except for one variable.

Variables are factors that can change in an experiment

Variables can be materials or procedures

CONTROLED EXPERIMENT

An investigation in which all variables stay the same EXEPT one.

VariablesEVERYTHING used in

Performing an experimentCan be materials or

proceduresFactors that can change

in an experiment

MANIPULATIVE vs RESPONDING

• Also called the independent

• The one variable that is changed in an experiment

• Cause

• Also called the dependant

• The one variable that changes in an experiment

• Effect

EXAMPLE:

What type of music makes you feel good?

Manipulated Variable – MUSIC

Responding Variable - EMOTIONS

STEP 4: COLLECTING OF DATA

A)OBSERVATION is using one or more senses to gather information

B) Data are the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations

COLLECTING OF DATA

Data can be QUALITATIVE

A) Uses our five senses

B) Example:A)The mixture smells fruityB)Notes in a journal or log

book

COLLECTING OF DATA

Data can be QUANTITATIVEA)Uses numbersB)Example:

A) There are 22 students in this class

B) Using units of measure

STEP 5: Drawing Conclusions

Draw a conclusion about your hypothesis

Decision about how to interpret what you have learned from the experiment

Sometimes no conclusion can be reached and more data is needed.

COVER

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INQUIRY

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