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Noticing things about the world around you using your 5 senses.
Observation
What you want to find out.
Question/Problem
What you guess will be the results of the experiment
Hypothesis
The way you test your question
Experiment
Observations and data you record after an experiment
Results
Your final thoughts about the experiment
Conclusion
This step includes the materials and procedures
Experiment
Is this a good scientific question? YES or NO
Can plants grow without sun?
Yes
Is this a good scientific question? YES or NO
Which type of chocolate is the best?
No
A good scientific question must be?
Testable
You should only change 1 of these in an exeriment
Variable
Give an example of an observation and an inference.
Molly tested to see which brand of laundry detergent gets stains out the best? What is the independent variable? (what you change)
Brand of laundry detergent
Molly tested to see which brand of laundry detergent gets stains out the best? What is the dependent variable? (this depends on what you change)
How much stain is removed/ left
Molly tested to see which brand of laundry detergent gets stains out the best? What is a control variable in this experiment?
What caused the stain, fabric type, washing cycle, etc.
What is the first step of the scientific method?
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