Thinking Like a Scientist

When you explain why the sugar is dissolving faster than the salt.  This is an example of a(an) ________________

• classification
• experiment
• prediction
• inference

Scientists study the world and offer explanations for what they are seeing.  This process is called .....

• inferences
• predictions
• observations
• scientific inquiry

When you make a prediction, you are _______________.

• making an evaluation
• guessing
• making a statement about the future
• making an inference

When you explain or interpret the things you observe, you are making an ___________.

• qualitative observation
• quantitative observation
• inference
• evaluation

The scientist observes that the black bears are only eating the silver fish.  What step of the scientific inquiry process should she complete next?

• analyze data
• ask a testable question
• conduct an experiment
• form a prediction

When you forecast what is going to happen in the future.  You are making a(an) 

• inference
• prediction
• testable question
• conclusion

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• High Accuracy & High Precision
• High Accuracy & Low Precision
• Low Accuracy & High Precision
• Low Accuracy & Low Precision

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

This bullseye demonstrates...

• High Accuracy & High Precision
• High Accuracy & Low Precision
• Low Accuracy & High Precision
• Low Accuracy & Low Precision

How close a measurement is to the true value is called..

• Accuracy
• Precision
• Significant
• Estimate

When a measurement is repeatable and consistent it is said to have...

• High precision
• Low precision
• High accuracy
• Low accuracy