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Essential Steps in Scientific Inquiry Process for 8th Grade Physical Science

Introducing the fundamental components to the scientific inquiry process. Learn how to pose a question, develop a hypothesis, design an experiment, collect and interpret data, draw conclusions, and communicate findings effectively. Understand the importance of asking answerable questions and creating controlled experiments.

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Essential Steps in Scientific Inquiry Process for 8th Grade Physical Science

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  1. SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY 8TH GRADE PHYSICAL SCIENCE

  2. Introducing the ______ components to the ________ inquiry process • Posing a __________ • Developing a __________ • Designing an _________ • Collecting and ___________ data • Drawing ______________ • ___________________

  3. Posing a Question • question ________ be able to be answered by making ______________ • question cannot be based on _____________, values, or ____________

  4. Developing a __________________ • a ____________ is a ____________ answer to a ___________ ________________or explanation for a set of ________________ • _____________________________________________________ • Example: If plants do not receive water, then they will die.

  5. Designing an Experiment • ___________________ • a ____________ that can be _________________ w/ an experiment

  6. _________________ an Experiment • ____________________ variable • comes from the word _______________l which means ___________ • ____________________________________________________________________________ • purposely changed during an experiment • temperature • pressure • type of ________________

  7. Designing an Experiment • ___________________ ____________________ • the _____________ that reacts to the_______________variable

  8. Designing an Experiment • controlled ___________________ • only ____________ parameter is manipulated • _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  9. ___________________ & ___________________ ___________ • ______________ • facts, figures, and other evidence collected through observation

  10. Collecting & Interpreting Data • __________________ data • __________________________________________________________________________________________________

  11. Collecting & Interpreting Data • _________________________ data • consists of ________________________ • displayed in tables or graphs

  12. ______________________ _________________________ • States_____________or not __________ ___________support the ________________

  13. Communicating • use SI (System International) units so all investigators speak the same ___________________ __________________ • share ideas and conclusions w/ others through_____________and ____________________ • other scientists can_______________the investigation • results could be a theory becoming a law • leads to new: __________________ • ____________________ • _________________________

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