6th grade science unit 1

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science

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the process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation

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physical science

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the study of matter and energy

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Chemistry

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The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes

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physics

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The study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion.

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Hypothesis

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An educated guess

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Observation

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the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

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Inference

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A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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control group

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the group that does not receive the experimental treatment.

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experimental group

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In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable.

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constants

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the factors in an experiment that remain the same