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WorksheetsThinking Like a Scientist
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
I have 7 brothers and sisters. What type of observation is this?
quantitative
qualitative
The girl is holding a blue water bottle. What type of observation is this?
quantitative
qualitative
Mrs. McCloskey sees a student who is not smiling in her class. She guesses that the student does not like science. Is this an observation or an inference?
observation
inference
I think that this is going to be the coldest winter yet.
prediction
observation
inference
What is observing?
grouping together items that are alike
creating representations of objects / processes
using one or more of your senses to gather information
What is a quantitative observation?
observation that deals with numbers
observation that deals with descriptions
What are qualitative observations?
observations that deal with numbers
observations that deal with descriptions
What is inferring?
explaining or interpreting the things you observe
making a forecast into the future
using one or more of your senses to gather information
What is predicting?
making a forecast into the future
creating representations of complex objects or processes
using one or more of your senses to gather information
What is classifying?
a way of learning about the natural world
process of grouping together items that are alike
using one or more of your senses to gather information
What does making models involve?
making a forecast into the future
creating representations of complex objects or processes
a way of learning about the natural world
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
There are 200 students in the auditorium for silent reading.
qualitative observation
quantitative observation
prediction
inference
When the milk spilled on the floor, it smelled sour.
qualitative observation
quantitative observation
I watched my best friend smile after she got her exam back in class. She definitely must have done well on it.
inference
observation
prediction
When my son grows up, he will be a firefighter because he loves fire trucks.
inference
prediction
observation
I separated the shoes into piles by their colors. What did I do?
predict
classify
observe
