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