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Grade 3 Scientific Method
Scientists sometimes draw pictures to explain their experiments.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Scientific Method
A possible answer to a question is a(n)                .
  1. inquiry
  2. hypothesis
  3. classify
Grade 3 Scientific Method
What is the detailed listed of steps you are to follow when doing an experiment?
  1. Hypothesis
  2. Procedure
  3. Results
  4. Conclusion
Grade 3 Scientific Method
When you observe what is happening in an experiment, you use only your eyes.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Scientific Method
Which is true about an hypothesis?
  1. You can test it.
  2. It must be correct.
  3. You make it after a test.
Grade 3 Scientific Method
An hypothesis is the result you have at the end of an experiment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Scientific Method
What does it mean to infer?
  1. compare objects then put them into groups
  2. use a model to find out how a real object works
  3. use observations to tell why something happened
Grade 3 Scientific Method
One pot has sand. One pot has soil. You put 3 cups of water in each. More water comes out of the pot with sand. What should you record?
  1. Soil holds more water than sand.
  2. Sand hold more water than soil.
  3. Sand and soil hold the same amount of water.
Grade 3 Scientific Method
What do you do when you perform an experiment?
  1. Follow the steps in your procedure.
  2. Analyze the data.
  3. Record data and observations.
  4. Both a & c
Grade 3 Scientific Method
After you do an experiment, you should record the results or information by           writing           or           drawing          .
Grade 3 Scientific Method
To make a careful guess is to estimate.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Scientific Method
The process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us is the                     scientific method                    .
Grade 3 Scientific Method
There is only one version of the scientific method process.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Scientific Method
A hypothesis is
  1. an educated guess that answers your question.
  2. the answer you get when you do an experiment.
  3. the conclusion of your experiment.
Grade 3 Scientific Method
A hypothesis is an                                                                        educated guess based on observations and your knowledge of the topic                                                                       .
Grade 3 Scientific Method
Number 1-6 the 6 steps to the Scientific Method in order.

     5      analyze your data

     2      research your topic

     6      report the results

     4      test your hypothesis

     3      state your hypothesis

     1      ask a question
Grade 3 Scientific Method
Write the 6 steps to the scientific method:
                 ask a question                 
                     research the topic                     
                    make a hypothesis                    
                      test the hypothesis                      
                   analyze the data                   
                         report the conclusions                         
Grade 3 Scientific Method
A student wants to know types of clouds in the sky during different types of weather. Which investigation should the student complete to answer the question?
  1. Observe the clouds in the sky during rainy, sunny, and snowy weather.
  2. Observe the clouds in the sky during three days of sunny weather.
  3. Observe the clouds in the sky during a rainstorm.
  4. Observe the clouds in the sky during two days of snowy weather
Grade 3 Scientific Method
"Where do plants grow best?" is an example of which step in the scientific method process?
  1. Identifying the problem/question
  2. Performing an experiment
  3. Forming a hypothesis
  4. Communicating the results
Grade 3 Scientific Method
What is the last step in the scientific method?
  1. Conclusion
  2. Problem
  3. Hypothesis
  4. Materials
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