Scientific Inquiry and Its Processes
Scientific Inquiry and Its Processes: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as, Science Begins with Curiosity and Questions, Investigation and Systematic Experimentation, Science, Society, and Responsibility etc.
Important Questions on Scientific Inquiry and Its Processes
What are the steps of scientific method?
You are asked to fix a stick vertically in the ground in an open space. Mark the tip of its shadow every hour from morning to evening. Measure the length and note the direction of the shadow.
The teacher places some Hydrilla (an aquatic plant) in a beaker of water. A funnel is inverted over it, and a water-filled test tube is placed on the funnel’s stem. The beaker is kept in sunlight. You are asked to observe carefully what happens after some time.
Your teacher hands you a toy car and asks you to roll it on different surfaces: a smooth floor, sandpaper, carpet, and wood. Measure how far the car travels each time and compare the results.
Your teacher asks you to play the role of a “bubble watcher”…
Imagine you are a detective looking into whether the air around you is indeed clean…
It’s a hot summer afternoon… one jar black and one white…
Imagine you are testing different cloths to see which absorbs water the best...
Your teacher sets up a little magic trick in class...
Imagine your teacher gives you four substances—sugar, salt, sand, and chalk powder. You are asked to test their behaviour in water. First, stir each substance in cold water, and then repeat in hot water. Watch closely to see what happens!
Your teacher gives you a challenge: “Take four pots and sow the same type of seeds in each. Now, treat them differently—one pot with soil, water, and sunlight; one without sunlight; one without water; and one in sandy soil. Watch them every day for a week and become a plant detective!”
From the different shapes of leaves to the many kinds of insects—why has nature created such a vast variety?
Are there more grains of sand on all the beaches and deserts of the world or more stars in our galaxy?
Why is one side of a puri thinner than the other?
What do we mean by a ‘testable question’? Give an example.
Why is observation important in science?
What are the steps of the scientific method?
How can you make an experiment fair?
Give one example of a physical change you can observe in the kitchen.
What do we call things we keep constant during an experiment?
