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VocabularyObservation or Inference? What is Science? Doing Science

Row 1, Col 1 The process we use to learn about our natural world. What is Science?

1,2 The students are nervous about the test. INFERENCE!

1,3 The process scientists use to Gather information and perspectives from other scientists. What is communication or collaboration?

1,4 Why is it important for Scientists to examine Alternative hypotheses? To consider new information that will them allow them to refute or strengthen their hypotheses.

2,1 Information we collect about the natural world using our five senses. What is an Observation??

2,2 The rock is black and sharp. OBSERVATION!

2,3 Scientific explanations need to be: logical, testable, evidence based

2,4 One of the first steps of Doing science. What is making observations?

3,1 An interpretation or explanation based on observations. What is an inference?

3,2 The rock from the lake is sedimentary. INFERENCE!

3,3 The difference between Hypotheses and theories. What is scale and complexity?

3,4 You make these after you make observations and collect scientific evidence. What are inferences?

4,1 A collection of ideas about a natural phenomenon that explains a lot of different observations and is tested over time. What is a scientific theory?

4,2 The dinosaur’s footprint is 12 cm in length. INFERENCE!

4,3 True or False. When a theory has been accepted by the scientific community it become a fact. FALSE

4,4 What can scientists do when faced with evidence that does not fit into their theory or hypothesis. Revise, throw out, or keep the same.

5,1 A tentative explanation of an observation that is based on evidence and can be tested. What is a hypothesis?

5,2 The speed limit is 35 mph. OBSERVATION!

5,3 True or False? Science is the quest for universal Truth? False

5,4 The process scientists use to guide their research and the scientific process. What is proposing scientific questions?