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Guided Reading: Scientific Thinking and Processes

MAIN IDEA: Like all science, biology is a process of inquiry. Read the second paragraph on page 13 and the first and second paragraph on page 14 Complete the table below by giving a brief description and a brief example of each of the scientific process terms. Scientific Process Observation Description 1. Example 2.

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Hypothesis

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Fill in the chart using the words from the box. sights Qualitative data 8. ___________________________ 9. ___________________________ 10. ___________________________ volume temperature mass sounds smells

Quantitative data 11. ____________________________ 12. ____________________________ 13. ____________________________

Short Answer: Answer the questions in complete sentences. 1. Why do scientists need hypotheses for scientific inquiry?

2. Give two examples of ways in which scientist use observations in scientific inquiry.

Analyze and read the information presented in Figure 3.3 on page 15. The figure shows the process of scientific thinking, also called the scientific method. Complete the graphic organizer below using your own words to explain each step.

Short Answer: Answer the questions in complete sentences. 1. During which of the steps do scientists perform experiments and why? What is an experiment?

2. Which two parts of the scientific thinking process did you learn about this week? On a scale of 1 to 5, how comfortable are you performing them yourself?

3. Why do you think the process of scientific thinking is a circle?

4. What do you think you would do if you repeat an experiment and the results are very different from the results you got the first time?

Read the paragraphs with the title Testing Hypothesis on page 14. 1. Why is it important that scientist test a hypothesis more than one time before they decide if it is valid?

2. When a hypothesis is rejected, does the scientific process end? What can be the next step?