Analysis

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/analysis

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is analysis?Analysis is a way of breaking something into smaller parts to see how they fit together and why they work.
2. Why do scientists use analysis?Scientists use analysis to find hidden rules and causes in nature, so they can explain and predict what will happen.

Reductionism: The practice of analyzing and describing a complex phenomenon in terms of simple or fundamental constituents.
Constituent Elements: The individual parts or components that make up a complex whole or system.
Emergent Properties: Characteristics of a complex system that arise from the interactions of its parts and are not present in the individual parts themselves.