Scientific Inquiry

The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results     from those investigations is known as:

• Science
• Scientific law
• Scientific theory 

Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

• Inference 
• Observation 
• Classifying 

Observations that deal with a number or amount are called

• Operational observations
• Quantitative observations 
• Qualitative observations

Observations that deal with descriptions are called 

• Qualitative observations 
• Quantitative observations 
• method observations 

What is an inference? 

• Just a guess.
• A statement based off of your observations. 
• The same as an observation. 
• Examples of something. 

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

• The van is tan.
• The  van ran into KFC. 
• The driver was hungry. 
• An ambulance may be on the way. 

She is holding an umbrella

• observation
• inference

It is raining outside

• observation
• inference

A statement of what you think will happen next is called 

• an inference 
• a prediction 
• an observation 

A Hypothesis must be 

• right 
• testable 
• wrong