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Scientific Inquiry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| analyze | to closely examine, interpret and evaluate data |
| claim | to make a statement of truth |
| classify | to put an order to or group due to characteristics |
| conclude | a data based decision to accept or reject a hypothesis |
| data | information |
| evidence | something that provides proof |
| hypothesis | an educated guess |
| infer | to come to a conclusion based on one's own experience |
| interpret | to explain the meaning |
| investigate | inquiry about a subject, object or concept |
| microscope | a tool used with a series of lenses to make a smaller object visible |
| observe | to perceive or gather information based on useing one or more of the body's five senses |
| question | an expression of wonder and seeking to find truth or knowledge |
| reasoning | the process of forming conclusions, judgements or inferences from facts |
| science | a special way of investigating and explaining the natural world |
| variable | anything that can change |