Unit 1 (6th Grade) Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Science | Systematic study of the natural world |
Empirical Evidence | observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support scientific explanations |
Pseudoscience | belief or practice that is based on incorrectly applied scientific methods |
Theory | Explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through investigation |
Experiment | An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions |
Observation | Obtaining information using the 5 senses |
Hypothesis | testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation |
Variable | a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test the hypothesis |
Independent Variable | The factor that is changed or manipulated in an experiment |
Dependent Variable | The result of the change in a scientific investigation due to the independent variable |
Data | Information gathered by observation or observation that can be used in calculating or reasoning |
Control | The part of the experiment in which the independent variable has not been changed. Used to Compare |
Measurement | A description that includes a number and a unit (42 meters) |
Quantitative | Information that is expressed by a number or quantity |
Qualitative | Information that concerns quality or kind |
Scientific Notation | expressing the quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power |
Accuracy | How close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured |
Precision | The exactness of a measurement |
technology | The application of science for practical purposes: the use of tools, machines, and processes to meet human needs |
engineering | The application of science and mathematics to solve real-life problems |
prototype | A test model of a product |
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