VOCABULARY
An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.
Knowledge that has gathered over time.
What is SCIENCE?
1 meter equals how many centimeters
What is 100 centimeters?
The third step in the Scientific Method
What is a HYPOTHESES?
Good scientists that question existing ideas and hypotheses, and they refuse to accept explanations without evidence uses
What is SKEPTICISM?
Living things are made up of basic units called what
What is CELLS?
What is OBSERVATION?
The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way.
1 kilogram equals how many grams
What is 1000 grams?
A logical interpretation based on what scientists already know.
What is INFERENCE?
Results from previous studies also lead to new questions and spark
What is CURIOSITY?
A single organism produces offspring identical to itself is called
What is ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION?
The variable that is deliberately changed.
What is INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
1 liter equals how many milliliters
What is 1000 milliliters?
All other variables should be kept unchanged, or controlled
What is CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT?
To design experiments, researchers also need to think by using
What is CREATIVITY?
The growth, form, and structure of a living thing is determined by information in what
What is DNA?
WHAT IS HOMEOSTASIS?
relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms contain.
The temperature of the freezing point of water
What is 0oC?
An experiment that is divided into experimental groups
What is CONTROL GROUP?
Scientists that are willing to accept different ideas that may not agree with their hypothesis must remain
What is OPEN-MINDED?
Many living things that consists of only one cell is considered a
What is UNICELLUAR ORGANISMS?
Particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.
What is BIAS?
1000 kilograms equals what unit
What is 1 metric ton?
The two main types of Data
What is QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE?
Curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness, and creativity do what
What is GENERATE IDEAS?
Living things obtain and use such as
What is MATTER and ENERGY?