1.1 The Skills of Science

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Grouping together of items that are alike in some ways.

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Classifying

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Evaluating involves comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them.

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True

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When a scientist is _______, he or she is comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion.

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evaluating

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When you explain or interpret the things you observe, you are ____________.

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infering

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A mother comes home to find her son holding a tennis racquet behind him, with a worried look on his face. A broken vase is on the floor next to him. What inference can you make about this situation?

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The boy knocked over the vase while playing tennis

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How are the skills of inferring and predicting alike? How are they different?

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Both involve making observations, but predictions are about what will happen and inferences are about what has happened.

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An observation that deals with numbers is a(n)

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quantitative observation

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Clark took a trip to the beach. Which is a quantitative observation he may have made?

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There were two lifeguards

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Making models involves creating representations of complex objects or processes.

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True

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Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called?

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Observing