What is Science?
The Study of Earth Science
The Nature of Technology
Safety in the Science Lab
Vocabulary
100
Science
What is a way of learning about the natural world?
100
Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere
What are the four spheres or parts that Earthis divided into?
100
Technology
What is the term for how people change the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems?
100
Lab apron, safety goggles, gloves, a science lab, an adult, tools and an emergency kit
What are three things you will need to comlete a experiment?
100
A test of a hypothesis under the conditions established by the scientists
What is a controlled experiment?
200
Posing questions, developing a hypothesis, designing an experiment, collecting and interpreting data, drawing conclusions, and communicating
What are the steps of scientific inquiry?
200
Constructive forces and destructive forces
What are the two forces that have changed Earth's surface throughout its history.
200
Stone age, iron age, and information age
What three types of ages?
200
Report to the teacher, then flush the eye with large amounts of water. Seek medical attention.
What should you do if you or someone else gets a foreign object in the eye?
200
The ability to do work or cause change
What is energy?
300
Observing, inferring, and predicting
What are the skills used to understand the natural world?
300
Geology, oceanography, meteorology, astronomy, enviromental science
What are five branches of earth science?
300
Engineer
What is a person who is trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems?
300
Any outdoor area where you perform a lab
What is the "field"?
300
The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
What is data?
400
Curiousity, honesty, open-mindedness, skepticism, and creativity
What are the scientific attitudes used by scientists?
400
Earth science
What is the knowledge about Earth and its place in the universe?
400
Transportation technology, communication technology, construction technology, energy and power technology, manufacturing technology, and biological and chemical technology
What are six types of technology?
400
Flashlight, band aids, boots, sunscreen, compass, insect spray, a water bottle
What are four items you should have when you are out in the field?
400
A well-tested scientific concept that that explains a wide range of observations
What is a scientific theory?
500
Manipulated variable and responding variable
What are the two types of variables?
500
The structure of the earth system, Earth's history, and Earth in the solar system
What are the several "big ideas" scientists use to guide their work?
500
To improve the way people live
What is the goal of technology?
500
Report to the teacher, then rinse in cold water
What should you do if someone gets a burn?
500
A statement that describes what scientistsexpect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.
What is a scientific law?
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