Solving Science Questions A Book About the Scientific Process英文电子书.pdf

Table of Contents Asking Questions and Researching 4 Forming a Hypothesis 8 Gathering Materials 10 Trials and Variables 12 Experimenting 14 Results and Conclusion 18 Sharing Discoveries with the World 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 3 Asking Questions and Researching Hmm…do you ever wonder? Scientists wonder, or have questions about lots of things. When scientists have questions they want to answer, they go through a process to find a solution. 4 5 Scientists start with a question. Then they research information about their question, or problem. 6 Jayme thinks like a scientist and asks many questions. Today she’s wondering, “What brand of bubble bath makes the most bubbles?” Jayme uses books and the internet to look for information about bubbles. She learns how bubbles form and the different solutions used to make them. 7 Forming a Hypothesis Next, scientists make a thoughtful guess, or hypothesis. The hypothesis is what scientists think the answer might be to the question they are asking. 8 Jayme chooses three brands of bubble bath to compare. She makes the hypothesis that the most expensive