Vocabulary
Scientific Habits of Mind
The Scientific Method
Elements of Safety in Science
100
Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation.
What is data?
100
The practice of questioning accepted ideas or claims.
What is skepticism?
100
This step in the scientific method helps focus that purpose of an investigation.
What is asking a question?
100
These tell you what to do in order to prevent injury or accidents.
What is a safety symbol?
200
A series of steps followed to solve problems.
What is scientific methods?
200
Jane Goodall exhibited this scientific habit of mind as she wanted to learn more about chimpanzees.
What is curiosity?
200
Once you form this you have to test it according to the scientific method.
What is a hypothesis?
200
Before doing any science activity, you should do this first.
What is read and follow directions?
300
The understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry, the scope of scientific knowledge, and the role of science in society.
What is scientific literacy?
300
To do this means to consider new ideas, a process that is harder than it sounds.
What is openness to new ideas?
300
Scientists have to do this after analyzing the results.
What is drawing conclusions?
300
Goggles, gloves, and aprons are just some these that are used when conducting a science experiment.
What is proper safety equipment?
400
An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group with an experimental group.
What is a controlled experiment?
400
This scientific habit of mind is rooted in the idea that scientists must never subject anyone's property or any living thing to unnecessary harm.
What is ethical responsibility?
400
Once they are finished wth their tests, scientists must do this.
What is analyze the results?
400
Before starting an experiment you should do this.
What is clean your work area?
500
A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.
What is a hypothesis?
500
This habit of mind helps scientists think about the world in new or different ways.
What is intellectual honesty?
500
After finishing an investigation, scientists have to do this often by writing papers or giving talks.
What is communicating results?
500
At the end of a science activity, you must do this.
What is clean up your work area?
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