Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
What is observing.
100
Observation or inference?
Noticing that the sky is darkening and hearing thunder in the distance.
What is an observation.
100
Possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.
What is a hypothesis
100
The way of learning about the natural world.
What is science.
200
Explaining or interpreting the things that you observe.
What is inferring (making an inference).
200
Observation or Inference?
The man wearing a suit on the train is going to a party.
What is an inference.
200
True or false: A hypothesis is a fact.
What is false.
200
Sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking.
What is communicating.
300
Making a forcast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
What is predicting.
300
Provide an inference for the following observation:
The sidewalk in front of the school is wet.
It rained, a dog went to the bathroom, etc
300
A hypothesis must be __________. This means that researchers must be able to carry out investigations and gather evidence that will either prove or disprove your hypothesis.
What is testable.
300
Well-tested explanation for a wide range of obervations or experimental results.
What is a scientific theory.
400
The process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.
What is classifying.
400
Provide an inference for the following observation:
The school fire alarm is going off.
Fire drill, there is a fire, a student pulled the alarm, etc
400
A hypothesis should be written using what two words?
What is "if" and "then."
400
The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
What is data.
500
When performing an experiment, the factor that may change in response to what the experimenter is controlling.
What is the dependent variable (responding variable)
500
What is the difference between inferring and predicting?
Inferring is explaining or interpreting an observation.
Predicting is forecasting things that will happen in the future.