the process of grouping items together that are alike in some way

coming to a conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge

forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence

All teachers graduated from college. Mrs. Sutherland is a teacher. Therefore, Mrs. Sutherland graduated from college. This is an example of...

When we look at our data, analyze it, and come to a conclusion, we are .....

My baby sister hates bananas. All babies hate bananas.

Brian is currently studying biology. He loves looking at the world around him and trying to find out why everything works the way it does in nature. He is always observing and inferring. He asks a ton of questions and tries to find the answers. What scientific attitude is Brian exemplifying?

Connor and his lab partner take turns measuring their plants. It seems that the plants seem to grow about 2cm per week. Today, his partner reports that the plants grew 8cm since the last measurement. Connor thinks this seems unreasonable. Connor is....

Carter looks at the data and analyzes it. He makes his conclusions based on the data. Kate, his lab partner, likes to look at the data but also likes to make her conclusion based on what she feels or knows personally. Which choice best describes them?

Patrick completes his research and realizes that he had been watering the control group with fertilizer when he wasn't supposed to. He really wants to finish this research and move on, but he decides he cannot publish a conclusion knowing that there is such an error. He will probably lose his grant money, but knows he needs to be honest. What quality is he showing?

Things that could have affected the outcome of a lab experiment besides the variable are known as....

When creating a graph, which goes on the x-axis?

Which title is the best?

Which type of graph would you create to illustrate data from a lab where you measured the temperature increase or decrease of a solution over three hours?

Sam wants to determine which type of citrus juice does the best job of keeping apples from turning brown. He places apple slices in four different juices and times how long it take for them to show signs of browning. Choose the correct variables below.

Students are testing whether the height of a ramp affects the distance a car will roll. What needs to remain constant?

Which hypothesis is testable?

Allison wants to know which time of day is the best for catching fish. She goes every morning to Woodland Lake for four hours and records her data. She then goes to Pompton Lake every afternoon for four hours and records her data. Why isn't this a valid experiment?

Which is a valid hypothesis?

When findings are evaluated by other scientists to make sure they are legitimate, it is known as....