What is Science?
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What is Science?
Chapter 1, Lesson 1
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Using one or more of your senses and tools to gather information.
observing
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Creating representations of complex objects or processes.(ex. mathematical equations)
making models
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Deals with numbers, or amounts.
quantitative observation
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Way of learning about the natural world.
science
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Deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.
qualitative observation
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When you explain or interpret the things you observe.
inferring
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The grouping together of items that are alike in some way.
classifying
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Making a statement or a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
predicting
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Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them.
evaluating
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Bias that stems from a person’s likes and dislikes.
personal bias
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The act of making decisions and drawing conclusions based on available evidence.
Objective
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Having an attitude of doubt.
skepticism
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Using specific observations to make generalizations.
inductive reasoning
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The act of making decisions and drawing conclusions where personal feelings have been entered.
subjective
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Rules that enable people to know right from wrong.
ethics
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Type of reasoning that can lead to faulty conclusions.
faulty reasoning
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A way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation.
deductive reasoning
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Bias that stems from the culture in which a person grows up.
cultural bias
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Scientific attitude used by good scientists when reporting their observations and results.
honesty
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A mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result more likely.
experimental bias
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Scientific attitude that makes a scientist capable of accepting new and different ideas.
open-mindedness
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Scientific attitude that should be balanced by a scientist’s open-mindedness.
skepticism
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Scientific attitude that helps scientists come up with inventive ways to solve problems.
creativity
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Diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
scientific inquiry
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Possible answer to a scientific question (not a fact).
hypothesis
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What is needed before a hypothesis can be accepted as true.
many trials
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Factor that can change in an experiment.
variable
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Factor that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis.
manipulated variable
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Factor that may change in response to a manipulated variable.
responding variable
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Experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
controlled experiment
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Facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observation.
data
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Well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations.
scientific theory
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Statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.Example – “All objects in the universe attract each other”
scientific law
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A summary of what is learned from an experiment.
conclusion
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Tool that can help you interpret data.
graph
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3 ways scientists communicate their results.
• publish articles• talking at meetings• internet