Scientific Thinking Unit review

Which of the following are examples of data?

When scientists create a representation of a complex process, they are

A claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence

An organized way to collect and record scientific observations

A summary of what you have learned from a scientific experiment

One useful tool that may help scientists interpret data by revealing unexpected patterns is a

Observations that deal with a number or amount are

An explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is called a(n)

Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on reasoning from what you already know

Facts, figures, and other evidence in a scientific experiment

In science, a hypothesis must be

What changes in response to the independent variable?

What is a tool that helps determine the identity of items in the natural world, such as sharks and rocks?

When scientists put things into categories or group together items that are alike in some way

What is it called when you introduce error or your own opinions into an experiment?

which factors must be controlled so that scientists can make a valid experiment?

Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers

What is the scientific process that enables a scientist to check the work of other scientists?

Using one or more of your senses to gather information