Scientific Method

By, Robin Seamon

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Classify

Observe

Measure

Infer & predict

Communicate

Experiment

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Classify group things together based on common

characteristics

How could you classify things?

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Observe use your senses to explore

When you observe, what are you looking for?

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Measure use tools to measure things like length,

volume, temperature, & others

How do scientists measure?

LINK: taking measurements

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Infer & predict explain what you’ve observed &

hypothesize

What is a hypothesis? How do you use

previous knowledge to create one?

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Communicate share observations & data with

others

How can data be communicated?

LINK: graphs

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Experiment change objects & events and compare

them to the original using variables

LINK: reliability & validity

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Experiment change objects & events and compare

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Give some examples of experiments using

variables.

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