Scientific Method and Observations

Match the following items related to the scientific method and observations:

• The Scientific Method.

• Is a series of six logical steps designed to guide a scientist's thinking.

• Is a series of six logical steps designed to guide a scientist's thinking.

• The Scientific Method.

• Are an excellent way to learn something new and expand your knowledge.

• Are an excellent way to learn something new and expand your knowledge.

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What makes a scientist a scientist?

• How they think.

• The clothes they wear.

• The number of books they own.

• The size of their laboratory.

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Scientists ask questions, investigate problems, and communicate their knowledge by...

• Using their five senses.

• Ignoring evidence.

• Guessing without testing.

• Relying only on opinions.

• Avoiding observations.

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Scientists gain accurate and reliable knowledge by applying the steps of the scientific method and...

• Thinking critically.

• Ignoring evidence.

• Jumping to conclusions.

• Relying on superstition.

• Making assumptions without proof.

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Anytime you hear a dog bark, smell smoke, or decide whether it is safe to cross the road, you are...

• Making observations.

• Ignoring your senses.

• Predicting the weather.

• Training a pet.

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When scientists use one or more of their five senses to collect data, they are...

• Making observations.

• Forming a hypothesis.

• Drawing conclusions.

• Conducting experiments.

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You can be a scientist by...

• Thinking like a scientist.

• Wearing a lab coat every day.

• Only reading science fiction books.

• Avoiding asking questions.

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List the senses that scientists use to make observations.

• Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

• Sight, hearing, balance, and intuition.

• Sight, taste, hearing, and imagination.

• Sight, smell, taste, and prediction.

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Scientists use special tools to enhance their...

• Senses.

• Strength.

• Speed.

• Height.

Match the following statements related to scientific thinking and observations:

• Scientific observations...

• Must be accurate.

• To be successful, scientists need the background knowledge they gain in school and...

• Accurate and backed by evidence.

• You think like a scientist every day when questions come up, and you...

• Try to answer them.

• Scientific observations must be...

• The Scientific Method.

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