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Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science | A way of learning more about the natural world. |
| 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 processes that relate to and interact with each other. |
| Life science | The study of the earth system 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 a conclusion 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 |
| Model | Any representation of an object or an event used as a tool for understand the natural world |
| Physical model | Model that you can see and touch |
| Idea | Describe how someone thinks about something in the natural world. |
| Description | Is a spoken or written summary of observation |
| Explanation | Is an interpretation of observation |
| International system of units | Internationally accepted system for measurement |
| Accuracy | Description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value |
| Precision | Description of how similar or close 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. |