Scientific Method

The series of steps that scientists follow to answer questions and figure out problems.

When I rang the doorbell, nobody answered. Is this an observation or inference?

You say "My data tells me taller students have longer feet." You are sharing your _____.

Johnny is not in class today. Is this an observation or inference?

You finished an experiment and find out your hypothesis was incorrect! What should you do?

This is the step where you come up with a question to be explored, tested, and solved.

This is the final step of the scientific method.

This is where you summarize the data and results of your experiment.

This is an educated guess you make about what you think is going to happen in an experiment.

Looking at those clouds, I bet it's going to rain. Is this an observation or inference?

The fifth step of the scientific method.

This is where you run tests to try to solve your problem or answer your question.

This is where you present your data in a way that others can learn from you.

You say "I notice that plants lose their green color during the fall time each year". You are_.

The bark on the birch tree was white. Is this an observation or inference?

The third step of the scientific method.

In this first step, you use your senses, to decide what you notice about something.

The fourth step of the scientific method.

After completing an experiment you found that you made mistakes. What should you do?

Jamal must be very popular. Is this an observation or inference?

You say "If I put a plant in the sunlight, then I believe it will grow the most."

Johnny is not here, so maybe he is sick. Is this an observation or inference?

The second step of the scientific method.

The first step of the scientific method.