The Scientific Method: Inquiry and Discovery

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The scientific method involves a series of steps that are strictly followed in order.

• The scientific method is a dynamic process that involves observation, experimentation, and analysis.

• Famous scientists like Isaac Newton and Marie Curie have used the scientific method.

• The scientific method is only useful for professional scientists.

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Main idea

What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• To explain how the scientific method is a dynamic and critical process in scientific discovery

• To argue that the scientific method is outdated

• To give a biography of famous scientists

• To demonstrate how to conduct an experiment

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Author's purpose

Which evidence does the author use to support the claim that the scientific method encourages critical thinking?

• The steps involved in the scientific method

• Marie Curie's experiments with radioactive materials

• Isaac Newton formulating his theory of gravity

• Dr. Emma Clarke's statement about the scientific method being a way of thinking

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Evidence and inferences

Which statement in the passage is an example of a claim?

• Scientists observe phenomena and ask questions.

• The scientific method is not just for professional scientists.

• Isaac Newton observed an apple falling from a tree.

• Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium.

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Claims and arguments