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This lesson illustrates the process by which people can learn about the nature of living things.
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Discovery Science
Studying the world around us by observing and measuring nature.
Inductive Reasoning
Used when a conclusion is formed from observations.
Hypothesis Science
A prediction is made about nature and an experiment is used to test the prediction.
Deductive Reasoning
A general prediction is used to gather specific experimental information.
Jane Goodall has used discovery science to study apes in the wild. Goodall's discoveries included the first toolmaking of a non-human.
