Nature of Science

Front

What involves using your five senses to gather data and information about the world around you?

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Observations

Front

_______ observations measure in numbers what you observe.

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Quantitative

Front

_______ are statements that forecast what might happen in the future.

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Predictions

Front

_______ are explanations that use observations to draw conclusions.

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Inferences

Front

_______ observations describe in words what you observe.

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Qualitative

Front

What involves gathering observations that offer evidence about what they are studying in the field?

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Free explorations

Front

A ______ is something that you change in an experiment.

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variable

Front

The variable you are measuring is called the ___________.

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outcome variable

Front

Scientists use _______ to investigate things that are too far away, too large or small, or too dangerous.

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models

Front

A _________ is used to see the effect of the test variable on the outcome variable.

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control group