SCIENCE INQUIRYSC.8.N.1

• Vocabulary• The Search is On / The Dropped Egg Investigation• The Pendulum and Galileo

1. Science2. Observations3. Inference4. Hypothesis5. Prediction6. Critical Thinking7. Description8. Explanation9. Variable

10. Independent variable = test variable11. Dependent variable = outcome variable12. Constants13. Experimental group 14. Control group 15. Qualitative data16. Quantitative data

SCIENCE INQUIRY TERMS TO KNOW (NOS 4-28)

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1. constants: the factors in an experiment that do not change2. control group: contains the same factors as the experimental group, but the independent variable is not changed3. critical thinking: comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it4. dependent variable (outcome): the factor you observe or measure during an experiment5. description: a spoken or written summary of observations6. explanation: an interpretation of observations7. experimental group: used to study how a change in the independent variable is not changed8. hypothesis: a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations

9. independent variable (test): the factor that you want to testIt is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable10. inference: a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience11. observations: the results of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs12. prediction: a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events13. qualitative data: uses WORDS to describe what is observed14. quantitative data: uses NUMBERS to describe what is observed15. science: the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations16. variable: any factor that can have more than one value

~The Search is On~The Dropped Egg Investigation

Over time, science has developed a general way of doing investigations and looking for explanations about happenings in the universe.

This is called the scientific method or steps to scientific inquiry.

OBSERVE

What observation led to an experiment?

ASK QUESTIONS

What question(s) did they want to answer?

HYPOTHESIZEWhat was their hypothesis?

PLAN AND CARRY OUT AN INVESTIGATIONWhat plan did they follow?

ANALYZE AND INTERPRET

DATAWhat were the results?

PURPOSE EXPLANATION

SWhat explanation did they give for the results?

COMMUNICATE RESULTS

How did they show the results?

OFFER OTHER QUESTIONS OR

IDEASWhat other questions or ideas did they offer?

MATHEMATICS

How did they make use of math in their process?