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Branches of Science
Term/Question | Answer/Definition |
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The Scientific Method | A logical process for determining why things happen |
What comes first in the Scientific Method? | The Question |
What comes second in the Scientific Method? | The Hypothesis |
What comes third in the Scientific Method? | The Materials |
What comes fourth in the Scientific Method? | The Procedure |
What comes fifth in the Scientific Method? | The Observations |
What comes sixth in the Scientific Method? | The Recording & Analyzing |
What comes seventh in the Scientific Method? | The Conclusion |
The Question | The reason why you are doing the activity. |
The Hypothesis | An educated guess or prediction based on what you already know. |
The Materials | Tools used during the investigation that must be gathered before you start. |
The Procedure | The plan or steps that you follow in order to test your hypothesis. |
The Observations | The information or data gained from using your five senses during the investigation. |
The Recording and Analyzing | The charts, graphs, and notes that you make about the information collected during the investigation. |
The Conclusion | The answer to the question which started the investigation. |
Science | The body of knowledge and theory dealing with things in nature and the universe and with the forces that create, shape, and form them. Bast on facts obtained from experiments and study. |
Astronomy | Study of the universe, and the celestial bodies, gas, and dust within it. |
Biology | Study of living things. |
Zoology | Study of animal life. |
Botany | Study of plants. |
Chemistry | Study of the composition, structure, properties, and interactions of matter. |
Ecology | Study of living things and their surroundings. |
Geology | Study of earth's structure, composition, history, and changes in its surface. |
Physics | Study of matter, energy, and the laws governing them. |
Meteorology | Study of earth's atmosphere and weather. |