Identifying main ideas, passage 2

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

• People in ancient times saw that the sun came up from one side of the earth, moved across the sky, and went down on the other side.

• People in ancient times believed that the sun travels around the earth.

• Going directly from observation to conclusion is called non-scientific thinking.

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What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

• An hour after eating a candy bar, your sick stom

• Non-scientific thinking happens all the time.

• Maybe you would have felt better without eating the candy bar.

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What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

• The scientific method is a way of thinking that helps you avoid drawing incorrect conclusions.

• The scientific method reminds you to treat your first conclusion as one of several possible conclusions.

• The scientific method reminds you to gather evidence to support your conclusion

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What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

• The scientific method begins by questioning an observation, and ends with a conclusion that is based on evidence.

• The first step in the scientific method is to ask a question about an observation.

• The last step in the scientific method is to draw a conclusion, and share it

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