Scientific Method Working Sheets Word Document
Scientific Method Working Sheets Word Document
Understanding Science
A. What is science?
1. ________________________ includes the investigation and exploration of
______________________________ events, as well as the new _________________________
that results from those investigations.
2. A great deal of debate and confirmation within the_______________________________
community leads to the increase of scientific ________________________________.
3. People use science in their everyday ________________________________ and careers for
many different things.
B. Branches of Science
1. There are _________________________ main branches of science.
2. science includes the investigation of rocks,
, oceans, the , and the
surface features of .
3. _____________________ science, also called biology, is the study
of _______________________ .
4. _____________________ science is the study of matter and
__________________________; it includes physics and _________________________
C. Scientific Inquiry
1. Scientists use scientific , ____________________________, which involves a varied series
of skills, when they conduct _________________________ investigations.
2. Scientists often begin scientific inquiry with ______________________________—the act of
using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what
occurs.
3. After an observation, scientists might make a(n) _____________________________ which
is a logical explanation of an observation drawn from prior knowledge or experience.
4. A(n) is a possible explanation for an observation that
can be tested by scientific investigations; scientists often use a hypothesis to make
, which are statements of what might occur next in
a sequence of events.
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