| A | B |
| science | A way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge. |
| observing | The process of using one or more of your senses to gather information. |
| inferring | When you explain or interpret the things you observe. |
| predicting | making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence. |
| classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way. |
| quantitative observation | An observation that deals with a number or amount. |
| qualitative observation | An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers. |
| models | representations of complex objects or processes. Models help people study and understand things that are complex or that can’t be observed directly. |
| Life Science | the study of living things. |