Science Module #1-4 Word Scramble
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Science | An endeavor dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world. |
Papyrus | An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name. |
Spontaneous generation | The idea of living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances. |
Counter Example | An example that contradicts a conclusion. |
Hypothesis | An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question. |
Theory | A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data. |
Scientific Law | A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data. |
Experimental Variable | An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment. |
Control (of an experiment) | The variable or part of the experiment to which all others will be compared. |
Blind Experiments | Experiments is which the participants do not know whether they are part of the control group or not. |
Double-blind Experiments | Experiments in which neither the participants nor the people analyzing the results know who is in the control group. |
Simple Machine | A device that either multiplies or redirects the force. |
Force | A push or pull exerted on an object in an effort to change that object's velocity. |
Mechanical Advantage | The amount by which a force or motion is magnified in a simple machine. |
Diameter | The length of a straight line that travels from one side of the circle to another and passes through the center of the circle. |
Circumference | The distance around the circle, equal to 3.1416 times the circle's diameter. |
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