Asking Questions
Level 3
Experimental Questions
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Student Worksheet (Google Doc) (PDF)
Ask questions that can be investigated within the scope of the classroom, outdoor environment, and museums and other public facilities with available resources and, when appropriate, frame a hypothesis based on observations and scientific principles.
TERMS
Evidence - anything presented to support a claim
Experimental Question - a question that guides a testable scientific experiment
Hypothesis - a proposed explanation based on evidence
Observation - a statement about something you notice
Question - a sentence that asks for information
Scientific principles - fundamental concepts that explain natural phenomenon
Variable - a factor that can be changed, controlled or measured
Independent Variable - the manipulated variable in an experiment (cause)
Dependent Variable - the responding variable in an experiment (effect)
STANDARDS