What skills do scientists use?
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| Scientists use skills such as observing, inferring, predicting, classifying, evaluating, and making models to study the world |
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| Using one or more of your senses to gater information Quantitative observation = numbers Qualitative observation = descriptions not expressed in numbers | Observing
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| Making meaning from observation | Inferring
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| Making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based upon past experience. | Predicting
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| Grouping together items that are alike in some way | Classifying
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| Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion | Evaluating
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| Creating representations of complex objects or processes. | Making Models
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| Curiosity, Honesty, Creativity, Open Mindedness, skepticism, ethics, awareness of Bias |
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| Capable of accepting new and different ideas | Open Mindedness
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| An attitude of doubt balance open-mindedness | Skepticism
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| What a scientist expects can influence, or bias, what they observe and how they interpret observations. | Awareness of Bias
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| Scientific reasoning requires a logical way of thinking based on gathering and evaluating evidence | What is scientific reasoning
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| a way to explain concepts starts with an idea a conclusion is made | Deductive reasoning
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| opposite of deductive reasoning uses observation to make generalizations | Inductive Reasoning
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| Scientists must be careful to reach conclusion before getting all the data. | Faulty Reasoning
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