Scientific Inquiry Process

The process of gathering evidence about he natural world and proposing explanations based on this evidence

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• bias

• scientific inquiry

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What is often the first step in scientific inquiry

• developing a hypothesis

• posing a question

• designing an experiment

• collecting data

When you explain or interpret things that you observe, you are

• classifying

• predicting

• inferring

• observing

Involves evaluating observations and data to reach a conclusion about them

• observing

• predicting

• analyzing

• classifying

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Facts, figures, and other evidence collected during a scientific investigation

• data

• subjective reasoning

• objective reasoning

• skepticism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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one factor that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis

• data

• empirical evidence

• independent variable

• dependent variable

includes observations and conclusions that have been repeated

• evidence

• data

• objective reasoning

• subjective reasoning

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What is the last stage of the scientific process

• hypothesis

• pose question

• share findings

• test hypothesis

Using one or more of your senses to gather information

• classifying

• prediciting

• analyzing

• observing

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What is the primary purpose of the scientific inquiry process?

• To prove a hypothesis

• To gather and analyze evidence

• To publish research papers

• To conduct experiments

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