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S&T chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | a way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge |
| observing | the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| qualtitive observation | an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed with numbers |
| qualtitive observation | and observation that deals with a number or amount |
| inferring | the process of making an interference, an interruption based on observations and prior knowledge |
| predicting | the process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
| classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way |
| evaluating | comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them |
| making models | the process of creating representations of complex objects or processes |