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Vocabulary
Why Study Science?
Scientific Literacy
Scientists and Society
Careers in Science
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a NEGATIVE result of either taking an action or not taking an action.
What is a cost?
100
This will help you make better choices about the products you buy and use. (Page 39)
What is understanding how things work.
100
Observations and conclusions that have been repeated.
What is evidence?
100
He was born in 1879, and is best known for his physics equation, which describes his theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
100
These person may find new treatments for diseases a or ways to improve existing treatments.
What is a biomedical researcher?
200
a POSITIVE result of either taking an action or not taking an action.
What is benefit?
200
a person who knows the products they buy are safe.
What is an informed consumer?
200
an idea that may be formed from evidence but has not been confirmed by evidence.
What is an opinion?
200
The work that scientists do changes this.
What is society?
200
These are the three main areas of science careers.
What are life science, earth and space science, and physical science?
300
a public disagreement between groups.
What is controversy?
300
A government agency that helps you become informed about food and other products before you buy them.
What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
300
When you analyze scientific claims by looking for bias and errors in the research. evaluating data, and identifying faulty reasoning.
What is using scientific reasoning?
300
Rachel Carson was a biologist. She worked in this branch of science.
What is life science?
300
This career investigates the movement of fresh water. They plan projects to reduce flood damage.
What is a hydrologist?
400
being able to understand basic scientific terms and principles well enough to apply them to your life.
What is scientific literacy?
400
This helps you make informed decisions about an issue. (Page 40)
What is analyzing costs and benefits?
400
Universities, museums, and government agencies are good sources of this. (Page 46)
What is reliable information?
400
A common know pesticide that Rachel Carson studied.
What is DDT?
400
This type of scientist would analyze food for nutritional content.
What is a food scientist?
500
the study of energy, motion, sound, light, electricity. and magnetism.
What is physical science?
500
This allows people to make informed decisions throughout your life. (Page 39)
What is understanding scientific principles and thinking scientifically?
500
In order to do this you need relevant and reliable background information.(Page 46)
What is make decisions and design experiments?
500
Galileo Galilei did this and as a result he was tried, found guilty, and lived the rest of his life under house arrest.
What is published another book that supported the heliocentric model?
500
These scientists focus on movements in the earth's crust that cause earthquakes. They also study rocks, minerals, or other resources.
What is a geoscientists?