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Nature of Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a way of learning more about the natural world | science |
| an attempt to explain a pattern observed repeatedly in the natural world | scientific theory |
| a rule that describes a pattern in nature | scientific law |
| a collection of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to and interact with each other | system |
| the study of living systems and the ways in which they interact | life science |
| the study of Earth systems and the systems in space | Earth science |
| the study of matter and energy | physical science |
| the practical use of science, or applied science | technology |
| a reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and observe | hypothesis |
| to draw conclusions based on what you observe | infer |
| involves changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping all other factors constant | controlled experiment |
| factors that can be changed in an experiment | variables |
| the variable that is changed in the experiment | independent variable |
| this changes as a result of a change in the independent variable | dependent variable |
| variables that are not changed in an experiment | constants |
| any representation of an object or event used as a tool for understanding the natural world | model |
| information gathered during an investigation | data |
| combining what you already know with the new facts that you are given | critical thinking |