Name ___________________________________
Date __________
Homework: Scientific Inquiry and Key Terms
Chapter 1
Use your notes and pages 6-15 in your book to answer the questions and define the terms.
1. Observations – Look at the picture above. What are three things you know or can observe from the picture?
a.
b.
c.
2. Inferences – Make three inferences about what might be true about the picture.
a.
b.
c.
3. Are there any Quantitative data that can be gathered from the picture? Give three examples.
a.
b.
c.
Key Terms – Define the terms from the chapter.
1. Inferring-
2. Scientific Inquiry
3. Hypothesis-
4. Parameter-
5. Manipulated Variable –
6. Responding Variable-
7. Controlled Experiment-
8. Scientific Theory –
