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Nature of Science

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A way of learning more about the natural world. Science:
An attempt to explain the pattern observed repeatedly in the natural world. Scientific theory:
A rule that describes a pattern in nature. Scientific Law:
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:
a reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and what you observe. Hypothesis:
to draw a conclusion based on what you observe Infer:
changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping all other Controlled experiment:
factors that can be changed in an experiment. Variable:
factors that are not changed in an experiment. Constant:
is the factor measured or observed during an experiment. Dependable variable:
is the factor that you want to test. Independent variable:
any representation of an object or an event used as a tool for understanding the natural world. Model:
model that you can see and touch Physical model:
Describe how someone thinks about something in the natural world. Idea:
is a spoken or written summary of observations. Description:
is an interpretation of observations Explanation:
Internationally accepted for measurement “IS”. International system of Units:
description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value. Accuracy:
Description of how similar or close measurements are to each other. Precision:
Combining what you already know with the new facts that you are given to decide if you should agree with something or not. Critical Thinking:
Step 1:Observation - ask questions Scientific Method
Step 2:Research Scientific Method
Step 3:Hypothesis Scientific Method
Step 4:Experiment Scientific Method
Step 5:Collect and organize data Scientific Method
Step 6:Draw conclusion Scientific Method
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