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Scientific Practices
Question | Answer |
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science | using evidence to understand the world around us |
scientific practices | step by step methods that scientists use to study and learn about the world around them |
observations | using your senses when paying close attention in order to notice more about something |
hypothesis | an educated guess or idea that you will test |
experiment | a test in which you collect evidence to answer a question |
evidence | factual information that supports an idea or claim |
evaluate | figure out if something is true or figure out what something means |
communicate | what scientists do to tell other people about their ideas and discoveries |
investigate | examine, study, or experiment |
claim | an idea or answer someone SAYS is true |
analyze | to think carefully about something |
theory | an explanation that brings together ideas and evidence |
fair test | when you do an experiment and only change one variable (thing) at a time |
variable | a thing that can be changed by the person experimenting |
data | information collected during an experiment |