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Classify scientific inquiry
Free printable Chemistry science worksheet for "Classify scientific inquiry" — practice science foundations. No-prep, print or assign online.
High school students classify different types of scientific inquiry — from controlled experiments to observational studies — in this Science foundations worksheet. Teachers can use it to frame the beginning of a course unit, helping students understand that science includes many valid ways of asking and answering questions. The classification approach encourages metacognitive thinking about how science works.
Learning objectives
- Classify types of scientific inquiry by their defining features
- Distinguish controlled experiments from observational and correlational studies
- Explain when each form of inquiry is most appropriate for a given scientific question
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