Branches of Science
What is the study of all living things called?
What is Biology?
What process do scientists use to research a question?
What is Scientific Inquiry?
What is a model in science?
What is a representation of something too small, big, or expensive to observe in real life?
What is a scientific law?
What is a rule that describes how something in nature behaves?
What is a hypothesis?
What is an educated guess?
Which branch of science studies the Earth and space?
What is Earth Science?
How is a scientist similar to a detective?
Both use evidence to solve complex puzzles
Name one type of model used in science.
What are physical models, computer models, or mathematical models?
What is a scientific theory?
What is a proposed explanation based on many observations?
Name two steps of the scientific method.
What is observing and forming a hypothesis?
What does physical science focus on?
What is matter and energy?
What is the term for trying to find answers to a question in science?
What is the Scientific Method?
Give an example of a physical model.
What is a globe or a diorama?
What does a law describe?
What happens under certain conditions?
What should you do if your observations do not support your hypothesis?
What should you do? Revise the hypothesis or conduct further experiments.
In the Lego analogy, which branch studies how Legos fit together?
What is Chemistry?
What are two ways scientists find evidence?
What are conducting experiments and making observations?
What do computer models simulate?
What are changing weather patterns or 3D simulations?
What is the difference between a law and a theory?
A law describes WHAT happens; a theory explains WHY it happens.
What is the role of constants in an experiment?
What are the variables that remain the same?
How does Earth Science relate to non-living things?
What does Earth Science study?
Why is scientific inquiry important?
It helps us understand the world around us.
How do models help in scientific understanding?
They simplify complex ideas to make them easier to understand.
Name an example of a scientific law.
What is the law of gravitational force?
Describe the purpose of the control in an experiment.
What is to serve as a standard for comparison? Something that you can control and make changes to