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Grade 6 CH 1
The Nature of Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Factors in an experiment that stay the same. | CONSTANT |
| A standard used for comparison. The part without the variable being tested. | CONTROL |
| The factor in the experiment being measured. i.e. time, mass, length, etc… | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| An educated guess that can be tested. | HYPOTHESIS |
| The one factor you change in an experiment. | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| A conclusion about an observation. | INFERENCE |
| Information you gather using your senses. | OBSERVATION |
| The process of trying to understand the world. | SCIENCE |
| Step-by-step procedure of scientific problem solving. | SCIENTIFIC METHODS |
| The use of knowledge gained through science to make new products or tools people can use. | TECHNOLOGY |