the knowledge gained by observing the natural world
What is science?
100
a series of steps used to answer questions and solve problems
What is the scientific method?
100
a type of model that looks like the thing it represents
What is a physical model?
100
2 tools used for seeing
What is a microscope, telescope, glasses, magnifying lens, x-ray machine, etc.?
100
a basic unit of measure for mass
What is g, mg, kg, etc. (any form of grams)?
200
a system of measurement formerly called "the metric system" that has units based on the number 10
What is the International System of Units?
200
a way that scientists get answers
What is research, make observations, or conduct experiments (one of these is sufficient)
200
the kind of model that is a system of ideas
What is a conceptual model?
200
the safety symbol for eye protection required
What is a pair of safety goggles?
200
a basic unit of measure for temperature
What is Celsius (C) or Kelvin (K)?
300
a possible explanation or answer ("educated guess")
What is a hypothesis?
300
a way that the world benefits from science
What is wildlife conservation, new medicines, safety equipment, keeping the environment healthy, etc. (one of these is sufficient)
300
the kind of model that includes equations, numbers, and shows change
What is a mathematical model?
300
2 tools used for measuring
What is a graduated cylinder, meter stick, thermometer, stopwatch, balance, spring scale, etc.?
300
a basic unit of measure for area
What is square meters, square centimeters, square kilometers, etc. (any form of square meters)?
400
pieces of information gathered during research
What is data?
400
the kind of scientist that designs and builds new things
What is an engineer?
400
name 1 example of a physical model
What is a line graph, equation, or formula?
400
2 tools used for analyzing
What is a computer, calculator, graph paper, chart, your brain, etc.?
400
a basic unit of measure for volume
What is cubic meter, cubic centimeter, cubic kilometer, etc. (any form of cubic meter)?
500
using the senses to gather information
What is an observation?
500
a type of scientist that makes maps of the surface of the Earth
What is a cartographer?
500
an example of a conceptual model
What is a Venn diagram, an idea web, a flow chart, the water cycle, butterfly metamorphosis, etc.
500
the safety symbol for animal safety
What is a hand holding an animal?
500
the difference between a theory and a law
What is a theory explains what you think but can change based on new observations while a law tells you what to expect and how things work; does not change?