4th Grade Chapter 1 Lesson 2: What Skills Do Scientists Use?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of making an inference?

• Smelling pizza and thinking lunch will be pizza

• Writing a report about an experiment

• Measuring the temperature of water

• Drawing a picture of a plant

Open Ended

Why is it important for scientists to use skills like making inferences, communicating, and comparing in their work?

Fill in the Blank

Scientists draw ___ when they use evidence to evaluate a hypothesis.