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LS N.O.S.
Nature of Science Vocabulary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | the knowledge gained from using observations and experiments to describe and explain the natural world |
| science is NOT | based on belief, moral judgement, or personal opinions |
| Earth/Space Science | the study of Earth, including its structure, land, oceans, weather, and objects beyond its atmosphere |
| Life Science | the study of living things, including plants, animals, and microscopic life forms |
| Physical Science | a field of science that studies nonliving things such as matter, energy, physics, and chemistry |
| scientist | someone who uses the processes of science to find answers about how and why things work in the natural world |
| limitations | restrictions or things that are not possible or allowed |
| judgement | an evaluation or assessment of something |
| ethics | the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions |
| observation | using your senses carefully in order to gain information |
| curiosity | a strong desire to know or learn something |
| creativity | the ability to think about a problem or idea in new and unusual ways to come up with solutions |
| logic | the process of reasoning and making conclusions supported by evidence |
| skepticism | asking questions and looking for information to prove something is true before you believe it |
| objectivity | judging facts without influence from personal feelings or beliefs |
| observation | obtaining information by using the senses |
| inference | a logical conclusion one can draw from the presented details |
| prediction | a statement of what will happen in the future or next in a sequence of events |
| qualitative | an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers |
| quantitative | an observation that is measurable such as amount, height, length, weight, etc. |
| experiment | an organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested |
| variable | a factor that can be changed in an experiment |
| independent variable | the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called the test variable |
| dependent variable | the factor that changes in response to the independent variable in an experiment; also known as the outcome variable |
| controlled variable | the variables that are kept the same during an experiment |
| control group | the group in an experiment where the independent variable is not changed |
| evidence | information, facts, or data that scientists collect through scientific methods to support or refute scientific ideas, hypotheses, or theories |
| model | a representation of an object or system; can be 3-D, flat, an equation, or a computer simulation |
| scientific theory | a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation |
| scientific law | a rule that describes a pattern in nature |
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MrsTabor
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