A way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning.
What is science
100
The process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
What is predicting
100
Observations described without using numbers, such as describing feelings, color, shape.
What is qualitative observation
100
One of the factors that can change in an experiment.
What is variable
200
The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space.
What is astronomy
200
The process of using one or more of our senses to study the natural world.
What is observing
200
An educated guess, a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable.
What is hypothesis
200
The variable that scientist changes in an experiment.
What is manipulated variable
300
the study of Earth
and its place in the
universe.
What is Earth science
300
The process of making an inference, an interpretation based on previous knowledge or observations.
What is inferring
300
. Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
What is data
300
The variable that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable in an experiment.
What is responding variable
400
The study of the Earth’s solid surface.
What is geology
400
Grouping things by their likenesses or similarities.
What is classifying
400
Observations that can be described by using numbers.
What is quantitative observation
400
An experiment where only one variable is manipulated at a time.
What is a controlled experiment
500
The ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather.
What is scientific inquiry
500
Making a small representation of an object, a map or globe.
What is making models
500
How people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems.
What is technology
500
The various ways scientist share ideas and knowledge