Scientific Inquiry Test Review (5th Grade)

38 mm

measure the paperclip in millimeters

5 cm

measure the screw in centimeters

Data

precise measurements and information from observations that scientists collect

Observation

watching something carefully and describing what you see

438 grams

Read the balance scale weights

18 ml

Read the graduated cylinder measurement

Record Keeping

Record Keeping

20 degrees Celsius

What temperature does the thermometer show?

controlled experiment

When a scientist designs special tests that are conducted in a closed laboratory. Usually the scientist changes just one variable and measures the effect.

Field Investigation

When scientists go out into the natural world to collect data

graduated cylinder

A narrow container that measures the volume of liquids

goggles

A science class is doing a lab experiment on liquids. What safety equipment will keep their eyes safe from splashes?

Science

A special way of investigating and explaining what happens in nature.

opinion

A statement of personal feeling or belief

fact

A statement that can be checked to see if it is correct

at once, immediately, right away

Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up

each student

Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of

right away, immediately

If you see something in the classroom or lab that is dangerous, tell the teacher

Triple Balance Scale

It is used to measure the mass (weight) of an objects

give all of the pea plants different amounts of water and count the number of peas that the plants produce

Mr. Jenson's class is observing the growth of one kind of pea plant.The class wants to design an experiment to answer the question, "What amount of water will cause the plants to produce the greatest number of peas?" What could the class do to create the experiment?

ball set up C

Ms. Carson's class is doing an experiment to see if a baseball or a tennis ball falls to the ground faster. In the experiment, both balls are dropped at the same time.Which of these experiment setups would be the best for this test?

Always against the rules

Playing in the lab or bothering another person is

model

Something made to represent something else and show how it works (like a globe)