What is Science? (6-8 Version)

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What are scientific explanations based on?

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Evidence

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What do scientists call a debate about the evidence behind their explanations?

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Argument

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_________ describe what will happen in nature, but not how or why.

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Laws

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Scientific _________ tell us how or why something in nature happens.

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explanations

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What is the process of scientists reviewing each other's work before it is published?

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Peer review

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What is a hypothesis?

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A testable prediction about the relationship between variables.

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What is a scientific theory?

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A well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world.

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What is the scientific method?

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A systematic process for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.

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What is an observation in science?

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The act of noting and recording something with instruments or the senses.

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What is an experiment?

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A procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis.