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ECE Science 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If a teacher wants students to understand the diet of an owl, she should... | let students dissect owl pellets. |
| hypothesis | an idea that may contribute important new knowledge for the evaluation of a scientific theory |
| models | used to communicate ideas and to represent abstract phenomena. Example - solar system model |
| theories | based on a body of evidence and many experiments, trials, and tests |
| scientific explanations | describe the mechanisms for natural events |
| scientific laws | regularities or mathematical descriptions of natural phenomena |
| durability | the ability to hold up over time.. Example - the law of gravity. |
| tentativeness | willingness to modify ideas as new evidence is presented. Means uncertain. |
| replication | getting the same result when an experiment is repeated. |
| reliance on evidence | using concepts from the text, studies, and research to support opinions or claims |
| scientific method | a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. |
| steps of the scientific method are... | make an observation, ask a question, form a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze the data and draw a conclusion, replicate the experiment, |
| observe | employ the 5 senses to interact with phenomena and record the findings |
| classify | arrange living and nonliving things based on attributes |
| predict | make assumptions based on evidence |
| hypothesize | state a prediction based on evidence |
| investigate | conduct experiments |