1. Unit: Science & Technology
Lesson #1 Science and the Natural World
Essential Question: What skills do scientists use?

2. What skills do scientists use?
Observing
using one or more of your senses to gather information

3. Two types: Quantitative observation -deals with numbers or amounts
Qualitative observation
-deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers

4. Inferring
an interpretation based on experience and prior knowledge

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

6. Classifying
grouping items that are alike in some way

7. Evaluating
comparing observations
and data to reach a conclusion

8. Making models
creating representations of complex objects or
processes