Science Tools
Used for catching living organisms
Net
A process used to explore observations and answer question
Scientific Method
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
Equator
An organism that must eat to get its energy
An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
Species
Used for heating and stirring liquids in laboratories
Beaker
Looking at everything in your environment to identify a problem
Observation
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates.
Axis
An organism that makes its own food for energy
Producer
A group of organisms of the SAME species that live together.
Population
machine used to make tiny objects visible
Microscope
A test to see if your hypothesis is correct or incorrect
Experiment
Zones where climate is similar, the main zones are the tropics, the polar regions and the temperate zones, which lie between them.
Climatic Zones
A consumer that only eats plants
Herbivore
A group of organisms living in the same place and sharing the same characteristics.
Community
Protect your eyes during an experiment
Safety googles
Making a guess about what you think will happen when you perform an experiment.
Hypothesis
Caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis as revolves around the sun.
Seasons
A consumer that only eats meat
Made up of a community of organisms and the abiotic environment of the community.
Ecosystem
Used for plucking, holding or manipulating objects.
Forceps (Tweezers)
Possible and logical reasons as to why something is occurring
Inference
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time, includes temperature and precipitation.
Climate.
A consumer that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of living things.
Biome