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NATURE OF SCIENCE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A System | Collection of structure that relate to and react to 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 a conclusion based on what you observe |
| Controlled Experiment | Changing one factor and observing its effect another while keeping all other documents |
| Science | Away 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 |
| Variables | Factors that can be changed in a experiment |
| Constant | Factors that are not changed in an experiment |
| Dependent Variable | Is the factors measured or observed during an experiment |
| Independent Variables | 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 that you can see and touch |
| Idea | Describe how someone thinks about about something in the natural world |
| Description | is a spoken or written summary of observations |
| Explanation | is a interpretation of observations |
| International System Of Units | Internationally accepted system of units |
| Accuracy | Description of how close a measurement is to an excepted or true value |
| Precision | Description on 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 |