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MTTC - Elementary Ed
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the branch of knowledge and systematic study of the universe and all it encompasses one based upon facts, observation, and experimentation | science |
| set of principles laid out as being unquestionably true | dogma |
| something that astrology is the perfect embodiment of; false/fake science | pseudoscience |
| a theory that's so well confirmed, refined, tested, as to be virtually universally accepted | natural law |
| matter can neither be created nor destroyed | Law of Conservation of Mass |
| when forces are balanced can be seen when balancing coefficients of a chemical equation/when solving algebraic equations | equilibrium |
| a way of representing a feature of the world in a simple, understandable way | model |
| basic statement about the universe based on many experiments and observations | law |
| 1st made an outline for a series of steps and recommended replication to help ensure good data | Ibn al-Haytham |
| emphasized importance of inductive and deductive reasoning | Isaac Newton |
| The 6 Steps of the Scientific Model | 1. Ask a question 2. Conduct background research 3. Form a hypothesis 4. Design & conduct experiment 5. Analyze data 6. Draw conclusion |
| What does ANOVA stand for? | analysis of variance |
| compares experimental data to the results we expect to get | chi-square analysis |
| the knowledge of key science concepts and the understanding of science processes includes the application of science in cultural, political, social, and economic issues | Science Literacy |
| a classroom where students learn through completing their own experiments, collecting data, making conclusions, and being guided through the same basic process that scientists follow | inquiry-based science environment |
| teaching/learning method where students seek to answer key key questions through research, the acquisition and evaluation of information, and the presentation of findings to the instructor/class as a whole | project-based learning |
| study of how objects orbit each other | orbital mechanics |
| generated by Earth's inner iron core protects the surface from significant amounts of solar radiation | magnetic field |
| the movement of Earth's oceanic and continental plates affect oceans significantly | plate tectonics |
| Ocean currents determine ________ and ____________ across the planet and deliver nutrients around the world's oceans. | climate; weather |
| states that to have an idea and then formulate a hypothesis are essentially creative processes, driven by eons of human experience | hypothetico-deductive process |
| science that's spurred on by scientific inquiry, the human need to explain the observed physical world; usually an attempt to explain the laws of nature by using the scientific method | basic science |
| science that has a specific practical goal or application; designed to solve a problem; industry and governments are institutions that use this regularly | applied science |
| ___________ ____ must be true, not just probable. | scientific laws |
| establishes once and for all the truth of the statement | verification |
| the testing of claims to see how true they are | confirmation |
| a measure of how close a measurement is to the true value | accuracy |
| a measure of how close repeated measurements are to one another | precision |
| antibiotics, genetic screening for diseases, the sequencing of the human genome; issues include problems with health care distribution on an increasingly industrialized planet | health care |
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jmeeker
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