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T#1 Inq Meth
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inquiry | the way you study the natural world and explain what you see based on evidence |
| observation | information collected using the five senses, sometimes with the help of tools |
| inference | what you think based on observations |
| mystery box | a problem solved by using indirect observations to make inferences |
| argument | the process of making a claim supported by evidence and reasoning |
| claim | what you think |
| evidence | how you know what you think is true |
| reasoning | how/why your evidence supports your claim |
| magnet | an object that attracts to ferrous metals and that attracts and repels other magnets |
| ferrous metal | a substance that will attract to a magnet but not to itself |
| magnetic attraction (attract) | when two objects are drawn together by magnetic fields |
| magnetic repulsion (repel) | when two objects are pushed apart by magnetic fields |