The Scientific Method

You reflect on the experiment and comment on whether or not your hypothesis was correct.

In the scientific method, this is where you identify the problem you want to solve .

Each experiment begins with a___.

A quantitative observation is a _ that describes what happened during an experiment.

A qualitative observation is a ____ of what happened during an experiment.

The actual test or investigation where you test your hypothesis is called the -------- .

An _ is when you take the results and add your own knowledge to form a conclusion.

When you go to record your data, you can write it in one of these:

This is where you list the steps you take to carry out the experiment.

The ____ are what actually happened during the experiment.

The pencil is 15 centimeters long.

When you watch and study something using your senses, you are ____ it.

The temperature is 98 degrees.

____ is usually the numerical information gathered during the experiment.

The ball was red and round.

You use your senses to collect information and look to see what others have done before.

The ____ is the summary of the results.

This is where you tell what you think will happen... but don't write "I think"!

A ____ is an educated guess made before the experiment begins.

When you classify objects, you put them into ___ .