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A way of learning about the natural world.
What is Science?
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Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
What is observing?
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An observation which deals with descriptions (quality or kind) that cannot be expressed in numbers.
What is qualitative observation?
100
Making a statement or a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
What is predicting?
100
Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion.
What is evaluating?
200
Observing, inferring, predicting, classifying, evaluating, and making models.
What skills do scientists use?
200
An observation which deals with numbers, or amounts.
What is quantitative observation?
200
Explaining or interpreting the things we observe (why it happened), is called _____________.
inferring
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Grouping together of items that are alike in some way.
What is classifying?
200
Representation of a complex object or a process.
What is a model?
300
My book weighs 500mg. This statement is an example of___________ observation.
quantitative
300
Ms. Jones looks very beautiful today. This statement is an example of _____________ observation.
qualitative
300
Through the window you see the flag waving. What can you infer?
It must be windy out?
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It is raining and the sun is coming out. What can you predict?
There could be a rainbow.
300
Maps, globe, mathematical equations, and computer programs are examples of ____________.
models
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A scientist who studied wild chimpanzees in Africa for many years.
Who is Jane Goodall?
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A penny will hold at least 20 drops. Do you think this statement is an inference or a prediction?
Prediction
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The X axis in a graph is also called as __________ axis.
horizontal
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The Y-axis in a graph is also called as ____________ axis.
Vertical
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The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
What is scientific inquiry?