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science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Science | a way of learning more about the natural world |
| Scientific theory | an attempt to explain 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 |
| Earth science | the study of living 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 others constraint |
| Variable | factors that can be changed in an experiment |
| Constant | factors that can be 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 that you can touch and see |
| Idea | describe how someone thinks about something in the natural world |
| Description | is a spoken or written summary of observing |
| Explanation | is an interpretation of observations |
| Infer | to draw a conclusion based on what you observe |
| 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 if you should agree with something or not |
| Scientific method | -purpose and ask questions - research - hypothesis -experiment - data and analysis - draw conclusion |