Characteristics of Science Knowledge 1
Information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments.
What is an observation?
An explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed.
What is an inference?
A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
What is an opinion?
An event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.
What is an variable?
This is very hot during the day but very cold at night.
What is the moon?
Information, facts or data supporting a claim, or prediction.
What is evidence?
A group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference for comparison to the experimental group; a group that is untreated by the factor being tested.
What is an Control Group?
An explanation or way of explaining.
What is an interpretation?
A scientific test or procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to answer a scientific question.
What are experiments?
This dwarf planet was named by an 11-year-old girl.
What is Pluto?
An organized scientific study of the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results.
What is an Investigation?
Repeating multiple trials in an experiment helps to reduce the effect of errors.
What is repetition?
Make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified.
What is verified?
An organized scientific study of the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results.
What is an investigation?
This planet is third in line from the sun.
What is Earth?
A way of explaining something we see in the natural world that's based on observations and evidence.
What is explanation?
A statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on observations and data.
What is an conclusion?
Observations obtained by following a preplanned method of observation.
What is an Systematic Observation?
A way of explaining something we see in the natural world that's based on observations and evidence.
What is an explanation?
This freezes faster than cold water.
What is hot water?
A scientific test or procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to answer a scientific question.
What is an experiment?
To state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation.
What is to Predict or a Prediction?
Is something that is true about a subject and can be supported by evidence.
What is an Fact?
A scientist will always start with this before beginning their investigation/science experiment.
What is a question?
Half of the human body is made up of this micro-organism.
What is bacteria?