5th Grade Science Virginia SOL Study Guide (Scientific Method)

This type of data will use numbers and/or measurements.

This is the part of the experiment that always stays the same.

The flower has a perfume smell.

The surface of the subject is mostly smooth, with a few gritty places.

A dichotomous key is...

All of these are a part of the Scientific Method except...

There are 4 flowers with 5 petals each.

This is the part of the experiment that changes because of the change you have made. It's what happens as a result.

This type of data will use descriptions or words, based off of observations.

We use this to help identify the objects and organisms we are studying.

This is an educated guess about what you think will happen in an experiment, written as an (If... , Then...) statement.

This is a guess we make using the information we know.

Rock sample A weighs 2.3 grams.

The plant is 37 centimeters tall

What is called when you use your five senses to notice what is happening in an experiment?

What is a dichotomous key?

This is the part of the experiment that a person changes.

The water is cloudy and tastes like salt.

This states the results and why the results happened. It can also be proven.