Thinking Like A Scientist

What is the term for using one or more of your senses to gather information about the world around you?

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

• observing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Explaining or interpreting the things you observe is known as ...

• predicting

• inferring

• classifying

• curiosity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence is known as ...

• observing

• inferring

• skepticism

• predicting

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the term for the act of being truthful?

• curiosity

• classifying

• honesty

• open-mindedness

Grouping things together items that are alike in some way is known as ....

• predicting

• classifying

• curiosity

• inferring

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

__ is an eagerness to learn more about a topic of study.

• open-mindedness

• skepticism

• classifying

• curiosity

What is the term for an attitude of doubt?

• skepticism

• open-mindedness

• curiosity

• inferring

Qualitative observations include . . .

• numbers or amounts

• descriptions that are NOT numbers or amounts

• both of these

• neither of these

Open-mindedness is ...

• accepting new and different ideas

• having an attitude of doubt

• having an attitude of eagerness to learn new and different things

• none of these

Which is the definition for science?

• a way of learning about the natural world

• a way of discovering new and different planets

• a way of learning how to write down your ideas

• a way of showing magic