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Unit 1 (6th Grade)
Science, Technology, and Engineering
| 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 |