Review: Thinking Like A scientist

Making a forecast of a future event is called a(n) _______________.

• observation

• prediction

• inference

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Creating a representation of a complex idea.

• making an inference

• making an observation

• collecting data

• making a model

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Using your background knowledge to explain something you saw.

• observation

• hypothesis

• inference

• prediction

Using your senses to gather information.

• observation

• inference

• data

• prediction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A factor that can change during an experiment

• data

• hypothesis

• variable

• inference

Piece of information gathered during an experiment

• hypothesis

• data

• variable

• model

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Making an educated guess about how our experiment will turn out.

• prediction

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• modeling

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Grouping things that are alike in some way.

• modeling

• designing an experiment

• collecting data

• classifying

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

A _____________________ observation tells you an amount.

• quantitative

• qualitative

A ___________________ observation describes something's characteristics.

• quantitative

• qualitative