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what is science
section 1 what is science
Question | Answer |
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thinking like a scientist | if you ask questions about volcanoes then you are thinking like a scientist |
scientific inquiry | asking questions about what you observe is the start of scientific inquiry |
scientific theories and laws | as scientist study the natural world they develop concepts that explain their observations. |
observing | using one or more of your sences to gather information |
inferring | when you explain or interpret the things you observe. |
predicting | making a forcast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evedince. |
posing questions | scientist studying giant sequoia trees made an observation. |
developing a hypothesis | a hypothesis is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer a scientific question |
hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific questiaon |
controlled experiment | a test of a hypothesis under condition established by the scientist. |
varible | one of the facters that can change in an experiment. |
data | the facts,figures,and other evidence gathered through observations |
conclusion | a decision about how to interpret what you have learned from an experiant |
communicating | the sharing of ideas by writing and speaking |
posing new questions | other scientests may repeat the experiment if its results were correct |
scientific theory | a well-tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations |