What Is Science?

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What is science?

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Science is the study of the natural world through observation and experimentation.

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What can increase our confidence in a scientific claim?

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Scientific evidence.

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What do scientists use to study the natural world?

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Observation and experimentation.

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What is the most important thing in science?

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Evidence.

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Can scientific facts change?

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Yes, when there is new evidence.

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What is NOT a practice of science?

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Making claims without evidence.

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What is a hypothesis?

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A hypothesis is an educated guess that can be tested.

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What is an experiment?

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An experiment is a test conducted to discover something or demonstrate a known fact.

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What is data?

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Data is information collected during scientific investigations.

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What is a scientific theory?

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A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world.