Science Tools & Skills
The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.
What is Science?
The planet on which we live; the world.
What is Earth?
The oval-shaped path an object follows as it revolves around another object in space.
A space object that gives off its own heat and light.
What is Star?
A force that pulls objects towards each other.
What is Gravity?
Based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.
What is Scientific?
A ball shape.
What is Sphere?
To spin around a fixed point.
What is Rotation?
A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the sky.
What is Constellation?
A push or pull on a mass that can change the object's motion.
What is Force?
To ask for information or investigate something to find out more. Uses evidence from observations and investigations to create logical explanations and answers questions.
What is Inquiry?
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
What is Planet?
A single trip around another object.
What is Revolution?
How bright a star appears compared with other stars when all are viewed from Earth.
What is Apparent Brightness?
An unpiloted, unmanned device sent to explore space and gather scientific information.
What is a Space Probe?
A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.
What is Methodology?
A stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross-section and pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.
What is Obelisk?
An imaginary line through the center of an object that is a fixed point of reference.
What is Axis?
How bright a star is from a standard distance of 32.6 light-years.
What is Absolute Brightness?
An event when the moon’s shadow blocks all or some of the sun's light from reaching Earth.
What is a Solar Eclipse?
A device used to form magnified images of distant objects. It is an important investigative tool in astronomy. It provides a means of collecting and analyzing radiation from celestial objects, even those in the far reaches of the universe.
What is Telescope?
A half-sphere of the Earth.
What is Hemisphere?
Four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, based on the Earth's changing position to the sun.
What is Season?
Massive clouds of dust and gas where stars are formed.
What is Nebula?
An event when the moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow.
What is a Lunar Eclipse?