Thinking like a Scientist & Scientific Inquiry

A way of learning about the natural world, and the knowledge gained from the exploration and experimentation.

• Oncology

• Forensics

• Science

• Chemistry

Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

• Observing
• Inferring
• Predicting
• Classifying

A type of observation that that deals with a number, or amount.

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Predicting
• Classifying

A type of observation that deals with descriptions or qualities that CANNOT be expressed in numbers.

• Classifying
• Predicting
• Quantitative
• Qualitative

An interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge.

• Observing
• Inferring
• Predicting
• Classifying

Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

• Observing
• Inferring
• Predicting
• Classifying

The process of grouping together items that are alike in some way.

• Observing
• Inferring
• Predicting
• Classifying

A model that accurately shows the proportions between its parts.

• Scale Model
• Improper Model
• Model Stuff
• Cool Cars

The diverse ways in which scientists investigate the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.

• Scientific Inquiry
• Communicating
• Hypothesis
• Conclusion

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.  It must be testable.

• Hypothesis
• Conclusion
• Guess
• Variable