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OBSERVING
INFERRING
PREDICTING
CLASSIFYING
MAKING MODELS
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Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
What is observing
100
When you explain or interpret the things you observe
What is Inferring
100
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
What is Predicting
100
is the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way
What is Classifying
100
involves creating representations of complex or processes
What is Making Models
200
Observations that deal with a number or amount.
What is quantitative observations
200
One of five skills that scientists use to learn more about the world.
What is inferring?
200
To make a prediction mean to make a good _______ about something
What is a guess
200
The military classifies their injured soldiers through a process called ______
What is triage
200
What is a physical model
What is a model you can touch
300
Observations that deal with descriptions that can not be expressed in numbers
What is Qualitative Observations
300
Your friend smiles after getting back an exam.
What is inferring that she got a good grade
300
In order to make a prediction, you must use what you already _______
What is know
300
The most specific level of classification is _______________
What is species
300
What is a visual model
What is a model that can be seen
400
Noticing that a bike is blue is a _______ observation
What is qualitative
400
Inferences are not always _______.
What is correct?
400
You can read the ______ of a story in order to make a prediction of what may happen
What is the title
400
Who was inventor of modern scientific classification
What is Carolus Linnaeus
400
What is a mathematical model
What is an equation and data that is used to help scientists understand/predict
500
Seeing that you have eight new emails is a _______ observation
What is Quantitative
500
Inferences are closely related to what other scientific skill.
What is predictions?
500
A prediction is a _______ of what will happen
What is forecast
500
Modern classification is part of the broader science called?
What is taxonomy
500
Physical models are usually built to ___________
What is Scale