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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific theory | an attempt to explain a pattern observed repeatedly in the natural world. |
| Scientific law | a rule that describes a pattern in nature. |
| Technology | practical use of science, or applied science. |
| System | collection of structures, cycles, and princesses that relate to and interact with each other. |
| Life science | the study of living systems and the ways in which they interact. |
| Earth science | the study of earth systems and the systems in space. |
| Physical Science | the study of matter and energy. |
| Hypothesis | a reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and what you observe. |
| Infer | to draw conclusions based on what you observe. |
| Controlled experiment | Changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping all other constant. |
| Variable | factors that can be changed in an experiment. |
| constant | factors that are not changed in an experiment. |
| Dependent variable | is the factor measured or observed during an experiment . |
| Independent variable | is the factor that you want to test. |
| Model | any representation of an object or an event used as a tool for understanding the natural world. |
| Physical model | model you can touch and see. |
| Idea | describe how someone thinks about something in the natural world. |
| Description | is a spoken or written summary of observations. |
| Explanation | is an interpretation of observation. |
| International system of units | Internationally accepted system of measurement. |
| Accuracy | description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value. |
| Precision | Description of how similar or closer measurements are to each other. |
| Critical thinking | combining what you already know with the new facts that you are given to decide if you should agree with something or not. |
| Science - | Science - the way of learning more about the natural world. |