Science: The Scientific Method

• Science
• 4th Grade

What are the
6 steps of the
Scientific Method?

the first part
of the scientific process

The "Educated Guess"

The activity that is used
to test if your
hypothesis is
true or false

What is data in an
experiment?

What is the Final
Statement of
the experiement called?

I will test my lab partners’ resting heart rates by counting their heart beats in three different positions: lying down, sitting, and standing up

1. Experiment
2. Hypothesis
3. Data
4. Question

Object: Bounce count Golf ball: 4 bounces Medicine Ball: 7 bounces Baseball: 5 bounces

1. Data
2. Conclusion
3. Experiement
4. Question

The experiment and data show that heavier objects bounce higher on trampolines.

1. Hypothesis
2. Conclusion
3. Question
4. Data

Maurice: Lying down - 55 bpm, Sitting - 59 bpm, Standing - 65 bpm Lucy: Lying down - 58 bpm, Sitting - 60 bpm, Standing - 70 bpm Carlos: Lying down - 51 bpm, Sitting - 54 bpm, Standing - 56 bpm

1. Hypothesis
2. Question
3. Data
4. Conclusion

Do heavier objects bounce higher on a trampoline?

1. Experiment
2. Hypothesis
3. Question
4. Research

If standing up requires more physical effort than lying down, then one’s pulse standing up will be faster than one’s pulse lying down.

1. Question
2. Research
3. Hypothesis
4. Experiment

From a fixed height, I will drop a variety of objects onto a trampoline several times and observe the number of bounces.

1. Question
2. Experiment
3. Conclusion
4. Hypothesis

If you had 12 dozen eggs and had to walk across them....what would be your hypothesis for how to walk across them without destroying any or only a few of them?