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SCIENCE 7
Quarter 1/Week 1
7
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION:
Introduction to Scientific Investigation

Learning Competency:

Describe the components of a scientific investigation

I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. How do you call the part of the Scientific Method that uses the data to help explain
the results of the experiment?
A. observation C. conclusion
B. hypothesis D. purpose
2. Which of the following scientific skills is used when making conclusions?
A. observe C. inquiry
B. predict D. infer
3. Which of the following is the last step in the scientific method?
A. doing background research C. communicating results
B. constructing a hypothesis D. asking a question
4. How do you describe the purpose of a conclusion in the scientific method?
A. It gives sources of information to help the investigation.
B. It states an expected outcome of the investigation.
C. It states whether the data supports the hypothesis.
D. It explains the reason for doing the investigation.
5. Why is communication an important part of the scientific process?
A. It means results do not need to be confirmed.
 B. It ensures that nobody makes mistakes.
C. It helps science progress more quickly.
D. It limits the flow of secret information.

II Introductory Activity

Vocabulary Match!

Directions: Match the vocabulary words in the box to their definitions below.

VOCABULARY

A. Scientific Method E. Ethical I. Observe

B. Questions F. Variable J. Record
C. Experiment G. Hypothesis K. Conclusion
D. Research H. Procedure L. Interpret

_____1. To explain or give meaning

_____2. Factor to be considered during an experiment.
_____3. Something that can change or influence the results of an experiment.
_____4. The inquiry or problem relating to a topic that can be answered by conducting
an experiment.
_____5. A method of doing investigation that include the steps such as identifying a
problem, gathering data, forming a hypothesis, testing a hypothesis, and drawing a
conclusion.
_____6. Following the rules of being fair and honest.
_____7. An educated guess or a temporary answer.
_____8. To conduct an investigation into current information about something.
_____9. A test or trial performed in order to prove the temporary answer of the identified
problem.
_____10. The general statement/s made by an investigator based on the results of the
experiment.

LESSON PROPER

READ PAGES 19-24 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK

III PROCESS QUESTIONS
1. What is a hypothesis?

2. How are observations and data related?

3. What is a conclusion?

4. Why is it important to identify errors in an experiment?

III. APPLICATION
Scenario 1
You are managing a large feed lot. A pharmaceutical company wants you to try a new
antibiotic to treat shipping fever in newly arrived cattle. The company claims that it is
more effective at a lower cost than your current antibiotic.

1. Problem:

2. Hypothesis:

3. Experiment:

4. Conclusion:
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Date: AUGUST 23, 2021

Introduction to Scientific Investigation

Learning Competency:

Describe the components of a scientific investigation

Activity No 1.
Fill the boxes with steps and short description of each step in the
Scientific Method in order. DON’T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME

SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
Situational Analysis

John watches his grandmother bake bread. He asks his grandmother what
makes the bread rise.
She explains that yeast releases a gas as it feeds on sugar.

John wonders if the amount of sugar used in the recipe will affect the size of the
bread loaf.

If you are John, how are you going to solve the problem scientifically? Write your answers
below.
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PREPARED BY: MAAM KAT

ANSWER KEY

PRETEST INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

PROCESS QUESTIONS:

ANSWERS MAY VARY

APPLICATION
1. Problem:
How effective is the new antibiotic on the cattle’s shipping fever.
2. Hypothesis:
If the new antibiotic is used, then the cattle’s shipping fever will not occur as much because
the antibiotic is more effective.
3. Experiment: Try both antibiotics on the cattle groups and record which antibiotic was more
effective
4. Conclusion: The important of this experiment was to find which antibiotic best treated
shipping fever in newly arrived cattle.