Vocabulary
A personal belief or judgement that does not need to be backed up with evidence.
Opinion
A statement that can be tested about what might happen in an investigation.
Hypothesis
A scientists who studies the solar system or universe.
Astronomer
A scientific tool magnifies things or makes them look bigger.
Microscope
The study of the natural world through observation and investigation.
Science
The condition in an experiment that can be changed.
Variable
A scientist who studies fossils.
paleontologist
A scientific tool that takes pictures to record events.
camera
A procedure carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis.
Experiment
A statement about what will happen in the future based on current knowledge, observations, and evidence
Prediction
A scientist who studies, researches and observes birds.
ornithologist
a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body.
satellite
Any condition that can be changed in an experiment.
Variable
How does a Scientific Process begin.
Asking Questions
A scientist who studies the spread of diseases.
epidemiologist
An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature.
Thermometer
A decision or judgment reached after considering evidence.
Conclusion
What are the three different methods by which scientists conduct investigations to test a hypothesis or find answers.
1. Experimentation
2. Repeated Observations
3. Building Models
A tool that helps you see objects that are far away by making them look bigger and clearer. Also name the scientist who invested it.
Telescope.
Galileo Galilei.