Nature Of Science & Scientific Inquiry/Method Flashcards
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A process that uses a variety of skills and tools to answer question or to test ideas
Scientific Inquiry
The investigation and exploration of natural events and of new info that results from those investigations
Science
What are the six steps to scientific method?
- Ask Questions
- Form a hypothesis (with prediction)
- Test the hypothesis
- Collect, organize, and analyze the data
- Draw Conclusions
- Communicate the results
A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience
Inference
How can we make observations?
By using the five senses (sight, touch, smell, taste, hear)
Explanations for some phenomena based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning
Theories
Summaries of many experimental results and observations
Laws
An attempt to learn more about the world or the continuing search for scientific knowledge
Pure Science
An application of science to meet the needs of society engineers, inventors and creative people apply scientific knowledge to build new “things”or tools
Technology
What is the standard unit of liquid volume in the metric system
Liter
The standard unit of length in the metric system
Meter
What is the standard unit of mass in the metric system
Gram
What is the standard unit of solid volume in the metric system
Mm CUBED
What is the standard unit of temperature in the metric system
Degree C (SI: Kelvin (K))
Unit of temperature in the English system
Degree F
Units of length in the English system
Inches, feet, yards, miles
Units of mass in the English system
Pounds, ounces, tons
Units of liquid volume in the English system
Pints, cups, gallons, quarts
Standard units of solid volume in the English system
Inches, feet, yards ALL CUBED
How many centimeters are in 1 mililiter
1 cm cubed
How do you find the area of a uneven sided figure
Put it in graduated cylinder, see how many milliliters it increases, and that would be the area
What is the independent variable
The variable being changed in the experiment
What is the dependent variable
The variable that responds to the changed independent variable (variable being measured)
What group is the variable that doesn’t change in
Control Group
