JEOPARDY The Scientific Method

Steps Everyday Science Investigate Potpourri 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 FINAL JEOPARDY

This is an example of what step of the scientific method? 1 - 100 Question This is an example of what step of the scientific method? “My hypothesis was incorrect because the germs stayed on my hands even after I washed them with hot water and soap.” CONCLUSION Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

1 - 200 Question The first step of the scientific method asks if something is wrong or what is happening in the world around us. What is the name of the step? Answer PROBLEM (OR QUESTION) Main Menu Final Jeopardy

1 - 300 Question What are the step by step directions that you complete during an experiment called? Answer PROCEDURE Main Menu Final Jeopardy

List, in order, the steps of the scientific method. 1 - 400 Question List, in order, the steps of the scientific method. Answer QUESTION  HYPOTHESIS  EXPERIMENT  RESULTS  CONCLUSION Main Menu Final Jeopardy

What do you use to observe the world around you? 2 - 100 Question What do you use to observe the world around you? Answer SENSES Main Menu Final Jeopardy

2 - 200 Question When you are gathering information about the world around you, you are making what? OBSERVATIONS Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

2 - 300 Question What type of prediction is based on your own observations as well as what you know about the world around you? INFERENCE Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

2 - 400 Question Give an example of an everyday experiment, and explain how it is scientific. Answer 100 points if science experiment is given 300 points if experiment is explained clearly Main Menu Final Jeopardy

What type of person investigates mysteries by searching for clues? 3 - 100 Question What type of person investigates mysteries by searching for clues? Answer A DETECTIVE Main Menu Final Jeopardy

3 - 200 Question What type of person investigates scientific mysteries by searching for clues using observations and inferences? Answer A SCIENTIST Main Menu Final Jeopardy

This is an example of what scientists do everyday. What is it called? 3 - 300 Question “I think the sky is blue because the sun is reflecting light off of the water on the surface of the earth.” This is an example of what scientists do everyday. What is it called? Answer HYPOTHESIS Main Menu Final Jeopardy

How is a scientist like a detective? 3 - 400 Question How is a scientist like a detective? Answer SCIENTISTS AND DETECTIVES BOTH CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS, SEARCH FOR CLUES, AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS BASED ON WHAT THEY FIND OUT. Main Menu Final Jeopardy

4 - 100 Question Scientists collect ____ often in pictures, charts, and/or graphs that show the results of an experiment. Answer DATA Main Menu Final Jeopardy

4 - 200 Question This step of the scientific method allows anyone to test something about the world around them. EXPERIMENT Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

4 - 300 Question After you conduct an experiment, this step shows what happened during your procedure and explains what you learned. RESULTS Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

Why is it important to follow the steps of the scientific method? 4 - 400 Question Why is it important to follow the steps of the scientific method? BECAUSE WITHOUT THE STEPS OF THE S.M., NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM. Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

Scientific Inquiry Final Jeopardy Category You have 1 minute to decide your team’s wager.

You have 1 minute to write your response. Explain how a QUESTION can be a scientific tool. (Scientific tools: scale, research, pulley, lever, etc.) You have 1 minute to write your response. A QUESTION IS A SCIENTIFIC TOOL BECAUSE IT GUIDES YOU TO FIND OUT INFORMATION – IT HELPS YOU EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD. Answer