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Hank Science Skills
Vocab words for Science skills
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Observing | using senses to get information |
| Inferring | making a conclusion based on observations not just facts |
| Classifying | sorting items according to their similarities |
| Organizing | putting things in order so that they can work in an orderly way |
| Predicting | stating ahead of time what you think will happen based on something you already know |
| modeling | using a replica of what you are studying to help explain it |
| hypothesizing | suggesting a solution to a problem based on what you already know |
| measuring | the exact way of describing the amount of something. Must have a number and a unit. |
| Analyzing | studying information carefully while looking for trends and patterns |
| PIHERC | Problem-Information-Hypothesis-Experiment-Record-Conclusion |
| Problem | A question or uncertainty |
| Information | data |
| Hypothesis | a proposed answer to a problem |
| Experiment | a test of a hypothesis |
| Record | Write the information down |
| Conclusion | Result |
| length | type of measurement you use a ruler-meter |
| Volume | measures the 3 dimensional space an object takes up-mL-measure with a graduated cylinder: base X width X height |
| density | The ratio between an object's mass and volume- unit of measurement g/mL Formula: Mass/volume=density |
| Area | the amount of space on an object Formula: Length X Width Units meters squared |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object- Tool scale or balance-unit grams |
| temperature | how hot or cold an object is- Tool thermometer unit-Celsius |
| Kilo | 1,000 |
| Milli | .001 or one thousandth |
| centi | .01 or one hundredth |
| meter | base unit for length |
| Liter | base unit for volume |
| Gram | base unit for Mass |
| Celsius | unit for temperature |