Lesson 1: Scientific Investigation Flashcards
This trait drives the pursuit of new knowledge and unknowns by asking questions
and continuous learning
Curiosity
The trait is the drive towards Curiosity in the areas of interest, passion for research, and overcoming obstacles.
Fascination
This trait recognizes the limits of their knowledge and becomes open to new ideas and
corrections in the research
Humility
The trait critically checks evidence, claims, assumptions, and verification before accepting results as valid.
Healthy Skepticism
This is the optimism for learning during setbacks and
challenges to continue the research.
Positive Attitude towards Failure
The trait is the willingness to a wide range of ideas, hypotheses, and perspectives without bias by being open to new evidence, alternative viewpoints, and constructive criticism.
Open-mindedness
This is the dedication to achieving research goals even with the challenges the researcher faces
Perseverance
This trait is the belief in themself during research from their honed skills.
Self-confidence
The trait is the transparency of sharing their findings, acknowledging the limits and errors, and then presenting data and conclusions clearly
Intellectual Honesty
This trait urges educational guesses based on their expert knowledge and prior experience from a hunch or “gut feeling”
Scientific Intuition
The trait is sticking to moral principles and professional standards by maintaining honesty, integrity, and respect for participants’ welfare
Ethics
This involves a series of steps that are used to investigate a natural occurrence. It is a systematic and orderly approach to gather data and solve problems.
Scientific Investigation
This step is when you use your five senses to create a description of what’s happening or there. It can be measured or described.
Observation
This is what you create using gathered data to conclude an observation.
Inference
