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Unit 1 Scientist
What is it like to be a Scientist?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| computer model | A computer program that models an event or an object |
| data | individual facts, statistics, or items of information you observe |
| empirical evidence | data collected through direct observation or experience |
| evidence | information collected during a scientific investigation |
| hypothesis | possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question |
| inference | An untested conclusion based on observation |
| investigation | a procedure carried out to gather data about an object or event |
| model | A representation of something real that is too big, too small, too far away, or has too many parts to investigate directly. |
| observation | Information obtained by using the 5 senses. |
| science | The study of the natural world |
| scientist | a person who asks questions about the natural world |
| three dimensional model | A model that has the dimensions of height as well as width and length. |
| two dimensional model | a model that has the dimensions of length and width only. |
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