Scientific Method
What is Science
Lab Safety
Characteristics of Living Things
Vocabulary
100

This is the first step in the scientific method

Make an Observation

100

Science is a way of learning more about the ________________________.

Natural world.

100

In the Science lab, you should _______ before you act.

Think
100
This characteristic is described as the creation of new organisms

Reproduction

100
A variable that does not change in an experiment 

Control Variable

200

This is a prediction in Science

Hypothesis

200

Science cannot answer questions about _______________.

Art, music, religion, morality, personal preference, what is right, wrong, good, or bad.

200

Be sure you know how to use the __________ before using it.

Equipment

200
All living things are made of

Cells

200

The Study of Living Things

Biology
300

This is used in order to test a hypothesis

An experiment

300

Tell what a system is and give an example of a system.

A collection of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to and interact with each other. Examples: vary.

300

Lab accidents should be reported to ___________.

The teacher
300

Living require __________________ which they get from food they eat.

Energy

300

The variable that is being tested

Independent Variable

400

This is variable that is measured in an experiment

Dependent Variable

400

Name the three branches of Science.

What is Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science.

400

Safety must be taken seriously to prevent __________.

Injury

400
Living things use their senses to stay alive fall under this characterisitc.

Response to the Environment

400

The genetic code for all living organisms

DNA

500

I want to test different soap products to see which product kills the most bacteria on my hands. What is the Independent Variable

Different Soap Products

500

Explain the difference between Scientific Law and Scientific Theory.

Scientific laws are rules that describe a pattern in nature. Scientific Theory is an attempt to explain a pattern observed repeatedly in nature.


500

Name three safety precautions/equipment scientists must use in the Science lab.

What is lab coat/apron, safety glasses/goggles, gloves.

500
The ability to control an internal environment is referred to as 

Homeostasis

500

The sum of all chemical reactions in the body

Metabolism