Think Like a Scientist

What is observing?

• grouping together items that are alike

• creating representations of objects / processes

• using one or more of your senses to gather information

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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

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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What is observing?

• grouping together items that are alike

• creating representations of objects / processes

• using one or more of your senses to gather information

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An educated prediction that can be tested is...

• a question

• an observation

• a hypothesis

• a conclusion

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The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

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What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Collect data

• Conclusion

• Experiment

• Observe

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• question/problem

• procedures

• conclusion

What is a Scientist?

• A person who studies, specializes in, or investigates a field of science and does scientific work.

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• Lil Baby

• Bill Nye the Science Guy

Observing, studying and experimenting to learn how the world works

• Social Studies

• Math

• Science

• Psychology

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