Think Like A Scientist

Understanding_________ can help scientists with future predictions.

• problem

• data

• hypothesis

• materials

Scientists use science ____________ when they need to think creatively and use new ideas to answer questions.

• hypothesis

• procedures

• experiments

• investigation

What is observing?

• grouping together items that are alike

• creating representations of objects / processes

• using one or more of your senses to gather information

What is science?

• a way of learning about the natural world

• making a forecast into the future

• using one or more of your senses to gather information

Article: Scientific Ways of Thinking

How do you think scientifically?

• Ask questions.

• Make observations.

• Find answers using tests.

• All of the above.

Article: Scientific Ways of Thinking

What is a hypothesis?

• A proposed explanation for what you see.

• A guess.

• Young chimps on the south side die due to lack of nutrients in their diet.

• Studying the natural world.

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

Scientists use science ____________ when they need to think creatively and use new ideas to answer questions.

• hypothesis

• procedures

• experiments

• investigation

What is inferring?

• explaining or interpreting the things you observe

• making a forecast into the future

• using one or more of your senses to gather information

What is observing?

• grouping together items that are alike

• creating representations of objects / processes

• using one or more of your senses to gather information