What do we do when we find something new…and we don’t know how it could be?
Do we shake our head and go to bed with an unsolved mystery?
Chorus: OH NO! We want to know!…Good scientists are we!
What do we want to learn about? …is the first thing that we ask.
Once we decide what we need to find out we get on with the rest of the task.
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
We look, we listen, we feel, we smell, …to gather information.
We carefully use all five of our senses and powers of observation.
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
The question we must always ask…”is our information right?”
How do things happen? What do they cause? Is there an answer in sight?
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
To find the answer we make a guess…the best that we know.
It could be right or it could be wrong…but it’s good enough for now!
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
To check our guess we think up a way…to put it to the test.
If our guess was wrong it was still a success…if it leads to a better guess.
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
When our guesses are right most every time…and we think we understand.
It’s time to debate and evaluate…and arrive at a master plan.
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
When we are sure the plan is right...and there’s no more confusion,
The mystery’s been solved by scientists…who’ve come to their conclusion.
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
If our answer leads to something new…and we don’t know how it could be,
Do we shake our head and go to bed…with an unsolved mystery????
Chorus: Yo Ho! We want to know!…Good scientists we are!
Good Scientists are we.
Alternate tune: “Polly Wally Doddle all day” with chorus:
Oh no! Oh no! We really want to know;
We try to figure out, seeking answers all about –
Good scientists are we!