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1. Scientific inquiry
Scientific method of thinking

2. Steps:
1. Make an observation
2. Ask a question
3. Gather information
4. Make a hypothesis
5. Conduct an experiment
6. Get your conclusion
7. Report.

3. 1-Observation
(USE YOUR 5 SENSES)
 You can observe the problem by different means.

4. 2- Ask a question
 Asking the right question helps you find the answer of your problem.

5. 3-Gather information
 Using many resources.
 Books
 Internet
 Asking elders
 (Teachers and parents)

6. 4-Making a hypothesis
 Think and guess some answers to your question
 It’s not important whether your hypothesis is right or wrong.

7. 5-Experiment
 Try your hypothesis

8. 6-Conclusion
 The answer of your question
 It tells you if your hypothesis was correct or you need to try again.

9. 7-Report
 Tell the right people about your conclusion and your experiments so they can
make use of them too.

10. Chips Battle

12. First:
Ask yourself what am I testing for !!!!!!!
Which changes from one person to another.

13. Then,
I have to keep everything else unchanged.

14. Now my test is
 Please try to answer the following page to tell the difference between the fair and
the unfair tests.

15. Fair and unfair test
Question: Does light affect plant’s growth?
Shade Light
Water (same amount) Water
Soil (same amount) Soil
Shade Light
Water (Different amount) Water
Soil (same amount) Soil