Exploring Scientific Inquiry
A Grade 4 science worksheet focusing on the steps of scientific inquiry, including observation, hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion.
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Exploring Scientific Inquiry
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your understanding of the scientific inquiry process.
1. What is the first step in the scientific inquiry process?
Form a hypothesis
Ask a question
Conduct an experiment
Draw conclusions
2. A testable prediction about the outcome of an experiment is called a:
Observation
Conclusion
Hypothesis
Experiment
3. Scientists use their five senses to make about the world around them.
4. After conducting an experiment, scientists analyze their data to form a .
5. Imagine you want to find out if plants grow taller with more sunlight. What would be your hypothesis for this experiment?
6. It is important to change many variables at once during an experiment to get accurate results.
True
False
7. The scientific method always follows the exact same steps in the exact same order for every investigation.
True
False
Match the scientific inquiry step with its description.
8. Observation
a. A statement that explains what you learned from the experiment.
9. Hypothesis
b. Using your senses to gather information.
10. Experiment
c. A testable prediction.
11. Conclusion
d. Carrying out a procedure to test a hypothesis.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
12. The information collected during an experiment is called .
13. It is important to an experiment to make sure the results are consistent.
14. A good scientific investigation starts with a clear .