🔬 Part 1: What Do Scientists Do?

1. Circle all the things that scientists do when investigating the natural world:

Ask questions about what they observe

Make predictions (hypotheses)

Test their ideas carefully

Ignore evidence that doesn't match their ideas

Record what they observe

Share their findings with others

2. What is a hypothesis?

A wild guess about something

A prediction based on what you already know

The final answer to a science question

A type of scientific equipment

❓ Part 2: Asking Scientific Questions

3. Turn these observations into scientific questions by filling in the blanks:

Observation: Some plants grow taller than others in my garden.

Scientific Question: What makes _________________ grow taller than others?

Observation: Ice cubes melt at different speeds.

Scientific Question: Which _________________ affects how fast ice cubes _________________?

Observation: Birds visit some trees more than others.

Scientific Question: Why do _________________ prefer certain _________________?

4. Write your own scientific question about something you've noticed in nature:

🧪 Part 3: Ice Investigation Planning

5. Our class investigation: "Which material keeps ice frozen longest?"

Materials available: paper, aluminium foil, plastic bag

Write your hypothesis (prediction) for this investigation:

I think _________________ will keep ice frozen longest because _________________

6. Match the investigation steps with their correct order:

1. First step

2. Second step

3. Third step

4. Fourth step

A. Test by timing ice melting

B. Ask the question

C. Record observations and conclude

D. Make a hypothesis (prediction)

📊 Part 4: Recording Results

7. Record your group's investigation results:

Our question was: ________________________________

Our hypothesis was: ________________________________

What we observed:

Our conclusion:

8. Was your hypothesis correct?

Yes, exactly what we predicted happened

Partly - some of our prediction was right

No, something different happened

🌱 Part 5: Planning Your Own Investigation

9. Think of something in nature you would like to investigate. Draw a picture of your investigation idea:

10. Write about your investigation idea:

My scientific question: ________________________________

My hypothesis (what I think will happen):

How I would test this:

11. Why is it important for scientists to share their findings with others?

Science Investigation Process

Science Investigation Process

🔬 Part 1: What Do Scientists Do?

❓ Part 2: Asking Scientific Questions

🧪 Part 3: Ice Investigation Planning

📊 Part 4: Recording Results

🌱 Part 5: Planning Your Own Investigation

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