What is science?
Doing Science
Science and Technology
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Vocabulary
100
Scientists use these tools when observing an experiment
What is thermometers and rulers
100
Approaches taken to try to solve a problem
What is scientific method
100
This tool is used to look at things very small
What is a microscope
100
Astronaut on the Endeavor in 1992
What is Mae Jemison
100
A mathematical equation or physical object that is used to think about things that could happen too slowly, too quickly, or are too big or small to observe directly.
What is model
200
Science is a part of everyday life how
What is science is all around us and it helps explain how the world works
200
True/False: You should taste all materials as part of your observation. Explain if false.
What is False; some of the materials that you might be using might be toxic or harmful to humans.
200
This is the most important tool a scientist uses
What is the mind/brain
200
Invented the traffic signal
What is Garrett Morgan
200
A way or process used to investigate what is happening around humans.
What is science
300
Scientist use this skill the predict what outcome of an experiment might be
What is prior knowledge
300
A hypothesis is formed when you use this to make your guess
What is prior knowledge
300
Science and technology influence life how
What is by making life easier and being able to perform tasks faster
300
Discovered electricity by flying a kite and attaching a key to the kite string and flying it during a thunder storm.
What is Benjamin Franklin
300
A sample that is treated exactly like the other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to it.
What is control
400
List three common skills used in science
What is observing, measuring, and comparing and contrasting
400
True/False: Always wash your hands after working in the lab. Explain if false.
What is true
400
Name seven technologies that you use on a regular basis.
What is phone, computer, internet, calculator, clock/watch, IPod, IPad, remote control, television, radio, etc.
400
Physicist who discovered the theory of relativity
What is Albert Einstein
400
The application of science to make products or tools that people can use.
What is technology
500
Name four skills that both scientists and detectives have.
What is observation, measurement, making inferences, comparing and contrasting, graphing, predicting, and sequensing
500
Name the five main steps in in the scientific method
What is question, hypothesis, test, analyze data, draw conclutions
500
Name five different non-electrical technologies
What is pencil, stapler, scissors, door hinge, lock, spray bottle, etc.
500
Was involved in AIDS research
What is Flossie Wong
500
Variables that stay the same.
What is constant
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