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Science 8/31/2015
K 6 grade
Question | Answer |
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Science | is a way of learning about natural world |
observing | means using one of more of your senses to gathering information |
Quantitative observation | deals with numbers or amounts |
qualitative observation | deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers |
inferring | making a inference. A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
predicting | means make a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence. |
clasifying | is the grouping together of items that are a like in some way |
make models | evolves creating representations of complex objects or processes |
evaluation | involves comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them |
scientific investigation | is the way in which scientists study the world |
skepticism | which means having an attitude of doubt |
personal bias | if the person's likes and dislikes something change influence a desision |
cultural bias | the culture in which a person grows up affects the way that the person thinks |
experimental bias | is a mistake in the design of an experiment that make a certain result more likely |
ethics | is a set of rules that define right and wrong |
hypothesis | is a possible answer to a scientific question |
variables | factors that can change in an experiment |
independent variables | purposely changed to test a hypothesis. This variable is the one that is manipulated or changed by the scientist. |
dependent variable | response to the independent variable. is the one that is observed or measured in the experiment |
controlled experiment | is an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time |
data | are the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through qualitative and quantitative observations |
scientific theory | is a well tested and widely accepted explanations of observations and experimental results |
scientific law | describe observed patterns in nature without trying to explain those patterns |