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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Do scientific facts ever change?

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Yes, when there is new evidence.

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Which of these can be studied through science?

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Butterflies.

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What must scientists always be willing to do?

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Change their mind based on new evidence.

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In a controlled experiment, how many variables at one time can you change?

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1.

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What is a hypothesis?

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A hypothesis is an educated guess about what will happen in an experiment.

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What is an experiment?

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An experiment is a test to see if a hypothesis is true or false.

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What is a variable in an experiment?

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A variable is something that can change in an experiment.

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What is a controlled experiment?

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A controlled experiment is one where only one variable is changed at a time.