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What Is Science
Scientific Inquiry
Understanding Technology
Safety in the Lab
Vocabulary
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the way of learning about the natural world
What is Science?
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What is scientific inquiry
the way scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
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What is technology
when people change the world around them to meet their needs and to solve practical problems
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What is good preperation?
It helps you stay safe while do science activities
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What is controlled experiment?
An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
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A scientist spent countless hours observing the behavior of chimpanzees.
Who is Jane Goodall?
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What is a hypothesis
a possible explanation for a set of observations.
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What is an engineer
a person who is trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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what is one way you should correctly perform the lab?
Follow directions exactly from the book and teacher,pay attention to safety symbols,keep work area clean,do not rush
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What is manipulated variable?
An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
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What is qualitative and quantitative observations
The way scientists categorize their observations
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What is variable
a factor that can change an experiment
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What is the goal of technology?
It is to improve the way people live
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What is one thing that you do after the experiment?
Clean up work area,dispose of waste,wash your hands and unplug equipment and return it to the proper placeWhat
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What is responding variable?
The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable
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When scientists explain or interpret the things they observe it is called..
inferring
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What is manipulated variable
the one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis
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What does the term society refer to?
It refers to any group of people who live togetherin any area and have certain things in common
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What should you do before you go do a field investigation?
Always tell an adult where you are going
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What is an operational definition?
A statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term
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What is predicting
what scientists call forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
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What is data
the facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observation
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What are pesticides?
Pesticides are chemicals that kill insects
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What should you do when an accident occurs?
Go notify your teacher immediately
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What is data?
the facts,figures,and other evidence gathered through observations