Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is Science?
|
Science is a way of learning about the natural world. Scientist use skills such as observing, inferring, predicting, classifying and making models to learn more about the world.
|
|
|
Quantitive observations
|
Deal with the number or the amount
|
|
|
Qualitative observations
|
deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers
|
|
|
classifying
|
is the process of grouping together items that are a like in some ways.
|
|
|
Making models
|
involves creating representations of complex objects or processes.
|
|
|
Life Science
|
Is the study of living things. Life Science is also known as biology.
|
|
|
What are the steps in the scientific method?
|
1. State the problem
2. Gather information 3. Form a hypothesis 4. Perform experiments to test the hypothesis 5. Record and analyze the data 6. State the conclusion 7. Repeat the work |
|
|
communicating
|
The sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking.
|
|
|
Biology
|
The study of living things is called life science or biology.
|
|
|
Data
|
Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
|
|
|
Responding Variable
|
The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable
|
|
|
Scientific Inquiry
|
Refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations bases on the evidence they gather.
|
|
|
Operational Definition
|
Is a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term
|
|
|
Manipulated Variable
|
The one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis
|
|
|
5 skills all scientist should have are:
|
1. observing
2.classifying 3. making models 4.predicting 5. inferring |
|
|
The 5 attitudes a Scientist should have are:
|
Observing, Classifying, Making Models, Predicting, and inferring.
|
|
|
Technology
|
How people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practicle problems.
|
|
|
What is the purpose of technology?
|
To make our lives easier.
|
|
|
Engineer
|
A person who is trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
|
|
|
What are the 5 important skills for scientific thinking?
|
1. Observing (Gathering information using your senses)
2.inferring (Explaining or interperting info) 3. Predicting (Making a forecast of the future) 4. Classifying (Grouping together items that are alike. 5. Making Models (Creating representations of complex items. |
