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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Science 5th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Investigation | is a procedure carried out to carefully observe, study or test something in order to learn more about it |
| Science | is the study of the natural world and involves making observations and performing investigations |
| Evidence | is information collected during a scientific investigation |
| Opinion | is a belief or judgement |
| Observe | all scientists observe or use their five senses to collect information |
| Compare | finding ways objects and events are similar and different |
| Communicate | share or results of an investigation |
| Order | you place objects or events one after another in the correct sequence |
| Classify | sort how they are related |
| Scientific Method | are ways that scientists perform investigations |
| Experiments | is an investigation in which all of the conditions are controlled. |
| Variable | is any condition in an experiment that can be changed |
| Control | is the step to which you will compare all others |
| Microscopic | too small to be seen without using a microscope |
| Balance | a tool used to measure the amount of matter in an object, which is the object’s mass. |
| Spring Scale | a tool used to measure force |
| Accurate | very close to the actual value |