This document provides an introduction to the scientific method for 4th grade science. It explains that testable questions usually begin with "why" and provides an example question. It then outlines the steps of the scientific method, including asking questions, developing a hypothesis, conducting an experiment, analyzing data, drawing a conclusion, and considering what was learned. The scientific method is presented as a way for students to find answers to their questions.

1. “Doing”
Science!
4th Grade Science
Bettina Oesch

2. Table of Contents
O What are Testable
Questions?
O How Can We Find
Answers?
O Scientific Method
O Vocabulary Words

3. Researchable Questions:
Usually begin with
“Why…?”
Example: Why do
planaria have two eyes?

4. How Can We Find Answers?
What are some ways we
can find the answers to
Ask
our questions?
Somebody

6. The Scientific Method…
A. Observe and ask
questions
O Make a testable
question
B. Design a way you could
possibly test your
question.
C. Make a Hypothesis, or a
guess of what you think
will happen in your
experiment

7. D. List the materials you will
use in your experiment.
E. Explain the procedure, or
the step-be-step process of
your experiment.
F. State the controlled
variable
G. List the independent
variables

8. H. Conduct the
Experiment
I. Make Close
Observations
J. Measure and
Collect all
Data
K. Analyze the Draw your
Data Conclusion….

9. L. State if your
Hypothesis was
correct or incorrect
M. What did you learn
from your
experiment?
N. Why do you think
that happened?

10. Ask “So What?”
How do your findings relate to you?
To me?
The world?