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Science 8/31/2015
K 6 grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |