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Chapter 1 Science
Indiana Sixth Grade Chapter 1 Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science | a way of learning about the natural world |
| Observing | using one or more of your senses to gather imformation |
| Quantitative Observation | these observations deal with numbers and amounts |
| Qualitative Observation | these observations deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed with number |
| Inferring | when you explain or interpret the things you observe |
| Predicting | making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on passes experience or evidence |
| Classifying | the grouping together of items that are alike in many ways |
| Making Models | involves creating representations of complex objects or processes |
| Evaluating | involves comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them |
| Scientific Investigation | the way in which scientists study the natural world |
| Cultural Bias | when the culture a person grew up in affects how they think |
| Personal Bias | when a persons feelings affect how they think about things |
| Experimental Bias | when a mistake in the design of an experiment makes a certain result more likely to happen |
| Skeptism | having an attitude of doubt |
| Ethics | the rules that enable people to know right from wrong |
| Objective | when you make decisions and draw conclusions based on evidence |
| Subjective | when you make decisions and draw conclusions based on your personal feelings |
| Deductive Reasoning | a way to explain things when you start with a general idea and then you apply the idea to scientific observation |
| Inductive Reasoning | a way to explain things when you start with specific observations and then make a generalization |
| Scientific Inquiry | the diverse way in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence |
| Hypothesis | a possible answer to a scientific question |
| Variables | factors that can change an experiment |
| Independent Variable | the one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis |
| Dependent Variable | the variable that changes in response to the independent variable |
| Controlled Experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time |
| Data | the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through qualitative and quantitative observations |
| Scientific Theory | a well tested and widely accepted explanation of observation and experimental results |
| Scientific Law | describe observed patterns in nature without trying to explain them |
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