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1 What is science? an introduction to life science

2 Science Science is a way of learning about the natural world 5 skills used to learn about the natural world: 5 skills used to learn about the natural world: Observing Inferring Predicting Classifying Making models

3 OBSERVING using one or more of your senses to gather information Example?

4 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATIONS QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATIONS Dealing with a number or amount Example? QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS Descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers Example?

5 INFERRING explain or interpret the things you observe Example?

6 PREDICTING future making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experiences Example?

7 CLASSIFYING grouping together items that are alike Example?

8 MAKING MODELS creating representations of complex objects or processes Example?


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