What is Science?
True or False: Theories can be proven.
False.
Identify the prefixes in the word " misunderstand"
Mis
The main reason we want to know what is true or not.
Good Decisions.
The results of experiments are reasonably the same when repeated.
Consistent
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The pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence
Science.
Identify the prefixes in the word " disinfectant"
dis-, in-
Types of important decisions we make based on science, evidence.
Judicial, Medical, Legislative
The event or evidence of the event, can be observed and explained. The observations are limited to the basic human senses or to extensions of the senses.
Observable.
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Is it Science? The results of experiments are don't have to be the same when repeated.
Not Science.
Identify the suffixes in the word "carelessness"
-less, -ness
One reason a scientist might do bad science...
Money, fame, power
A natural cause (mechanism) must be used to explain why or how the event happens.
Natural
This basic unit is named for the word root 'to measure length'.
Meter.
Is it science? The event or evidence of the event, doesn't have to be observed using the senses.
Identify all the prefixes and suffixes in the word "inflexible"
in, ible
In general, the reason believing in disinformation/ misinformation could be dangerous.
Bad decisions.
Specific predictions can be used to foretell an event.
Predictable.
Largest unit of the following
kilo- milli- deci- centi- hecto-
Kilo
An educated guess.
Hypothesis.
The reason science uses its own system of language.
It's useful for communicating with other scientists, make new words.
One characteristic of good science...
consistent, observable, natural, predictable, testable, tentative
The event must be testable through controlled experimentation.
Testable.
The reason science uses the metric system.
Easy conversion, can be used for big and small numbers, global