How to Think Like a Scientist

The giving or exchanging of information verbally or written is called__________.

A botanist, or plant scientist, that discovered many uses for the peanut and soy beans.

When we use our five senses to gather information about an object or an event.

A famous woman scientist that studied radioactive elements.

Which of the five senses are used most to make observations?

A possible explanation for something observed. It may be tested in an experiment.

Using scientific process skills to come to a conclusion, answer a question or solve a problem.

Objects sorted into many groups based on a general characteristic is called a ___

The suffix -ology means

What does a scientist look like?

gathering information about observations and measurements, in a systematic way is called____.

placing objects or events into groups based on common characteristics is called___

The paleoanthropologist that discovered "Lucy"

He discovered that lightning was a form of electricity.

Putting data into charts, plots, tables and graphs is called ____.

The practices that all scientists use to do science.

A way to separate the substances in a mixture of liquids, such as colors in a marker.

An English scientist who developed the law of universal gravity.

To make an observation, we

When objects are sorted into two groups based on having or not having one characteristic.

What personality trait is the most important to be a scientist?

When analyzing data, how do you find the mean or average?

An American marine biologist who called attention to the dangers of pesticides.

What system of measurement do all scientists use?

A vast system of facts and natural laws that puts order into our understanding of the world.

What kind of scientist will you be when you grow up?