Lesson #1 Science and the Natural World
Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called...
Observing
What attitude do scientists possess if they are "eager to learn more about the topics they study."
Curiosity
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is called a
When you make a statement about what will happen in the future based on past experience
Predicting
What attitude do scientists possess if they "always report their observations and results truthfully."
Honesty
In a scientific experiment, facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations are called...
Data
What type of observation is the following statement...There are three grades in Colonia Middle School?
Quantitative Observation
Skepticism
A factor that can change in an experiment is called a...
Variable
What type of observation deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers?
Qualitative Observations
What are the three types of bias?
Personal, cultural, experimental
What are the three ways scientists communicate their results?
Talks at scientific meetings
Internet
Articles in scientific journals
When you explain or interpret things that have happened or are happening based on reasoning from what you know.
Inferring