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Think Like A Scientist

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Understanding_________ can help scientists with future predictions.

a)

problem

b)

data

c)

hypothesis

d)

materials

2.

Scientists use science ____________ when they need to think creatively and use new ideas to answer questions.

a)

hypothesis

b)

procedures

c)

experiments

d)

investigation

3.

What is observing?

a)

grouping together items that are alike

b)

creating representations of objects / processes

c)

using one or more of your senses to gather information

4.

What is science?

a)

a way of learning about the natural world

b)

making a forecast into the future

c)

using one or more of your senses to gather information

5.

Article: Scientific Ways of Thinking


How do you think scientifically?

a)

Ask questions.

b)

Make observations.

c)

Find answers using tests.

d)

All of the above.

6.

Article: Scientific Ways of Thinking


What is a hypothesis?

a)

A proposed explanation for what you see.

b)

A guess.

c)

Young chimps on the south side die due to lack of nutrients in their diet.

d)

Studying the natural world.

7.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
8.

Scientists use science ____________ when they need to think creatively and use new ideas to answer questions.

a)

hypothesis

b)

procedures

c)

experiments

d)

investigation

9.

What is inferring?

a)

explaining or interpreting the things you observe

b)

making a forecast into the future

c)

using one or more of your senses to gather information

10.

What is observing?

a)

grouping together items that are alike

b)

creating representations of objects / processes

c)

using one or more of your senses to gather information