Lesson 1-What do Scientists Do?
SOMETHING YOU FIND OUT ABOUT OBJECTS
OBSERVATION
THE KNOWLEDGE, PROCESSES, AND PRODUCTS THAT SOLVE PROBLEMS AND MAKE WORK EASIER
TECHNOLOGY
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING A TASK
PROCEDURES
BUILDING A VERSION OF THE SOLUTION
PROTOTYPE
ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONE
INVERTEBRATES
A STATEMENT OF WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN DURING AN INVESTIGATION
HYPOTHESIS
THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO TEST YOUR HYPOTHESIS
EXPERIMENT
TO PUT SIMILAR THINGS INTO GROUPS
CLASSIFY
NEXT CLASSIFICATION BELOW A KINGDOM
PHYLUM
EARTHWORM
VERTEBRATE OR INVERTEBRATE
INVERTEBRATE
SOMETHING THAT CAN CHANGE IN A TEST
VARIABLE
What effect could less snow have on the fur of white bears?
The fur ay become less white to blend in.
A SMALL PIECE OF A COMPUTER THAT CONTAINS TINY CIRCUITS
MICROCHIP
SIMILAR ORGANISMS THAT CAN REPRODUCE OFFSPRINGS
SPECIES
STARFISH
VERTEBRATE OR INVERTEBRATE
INVERTEBRATE
A STANDARD AGAINST WHICH CHANGE IS MEASURED
CONTROL GROUP
Why might lion cub not need to be born knowing how to hunt?
When they are young, they get food from their mother.
AN ARTIFICIAL ARM, LEG, OR OTHER LIMB
PROSTHETIC LIMB
TOOL USED TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN ORGANISM
DICHOTOMOUS KEY
GROUPS OF VERTEBRATES
MAMMALS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, BIRDS, FISH
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING A TASK
PROCEDURES
A STANDARD AGAINST WHICH CHANGE IS MEASURED
CONTROL GROUP
STEPS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS
DESIGN PROCESS
ANIMALS WITH BACKBONE
VERTEBRATES
BATS
BIRDS, FISH, AMPHIBIAN, REPTILE OR MAMMAL
MAMMAL