Thinking Like a Scientist
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kaylasep98 on March 11, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Observing | using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| Science | a way of learning about the natural world |
| Quantitive Observations | deal with a number, or amount |
| Qualitative Observations | deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers |
| Inferring | making an inference |
| Predicting | making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
| Classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way |
| Making Models | involves creating representations of complex objects or processes |
| Scale Model | accurately shows the proportions between its parts |
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