Hello fourth grade students! We have spent a lot of time doing some experiments and going through the steps of the scientific method, but we haven't looked at some of the ethics of researching and experimenting. Below are some questions for you to think about. Use the given link to find the answers to the questions. These ten questions come from a quiz on BrainPop. First, listen to the movie with Tim and Moby. Once you have done this, take the quiz. Write the answers to the quiz questions below.

http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/scientificmethod/index.weml

1. What is the scientific method best used for?

2. What are the four steps of the scientific method named in the movie?

3. What is the first step in the scientific method?

4. What is a hypothesis?

5. What does a prediction have to be to be useful?

6. What kind of results should your experiment produce?

7. What should you do once your experiments are done?

8. How should you arrive at your conclusions?

9. What if the data doesn't support the hypothesis?

10. Which statement could be tested by experimentation?

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