Scientific Explanations; Lessons 1 - 3
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Science | ... is the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations.
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| Observation | An ... is using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs.
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| Inference | An ... is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience.
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| Hypothesis | A possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations is a ...
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| Prediction | A ... is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
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| Technology | The practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use is ...
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| Scientific Theory | A ... is an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
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| Scientific Law | A ... describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true.
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| Critical Thinking | ... is comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it.
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| Description | A ... is a spoken or written summary of observations.
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| Explanation | An ... is an interpretation of observations.
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| International System of Units (SI) | An internationally accepted system for measurement called the ...
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| Accuracy | ... is a description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value.
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| Precision | ... is a description of how similar or close measurements are to each other.
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| Significant Digits | ... are the number of digits in measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability.
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| Variable | A ... is any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value.
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| Dependent Variable | The ... is the factor measured or observed during an experiment.
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| Independent Variable | The ... is the factor that you want to test. It is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable.
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| Constants | ... are the factors in an experiment that remain the same.
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