5th Grade: Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

An Investigation is:

• A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it.

• Use 5 senses to collect information.

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Science is:

• The study of the natural world and involves making observations and performing investigations.

• Finding ways objects & events are similar or different.

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An Opinion is:

• The study of the natural world and involves making observations and performing investigations.

• A belief or judgement

Scientific Methods are:

• Ways that scientists perform investigations.

• When things are large, expensive, or uncontrollable.

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An Experiment is:

• An Investigation in which all of the conditions are controlled.

• A physical model, a computer simulation model, or diagrams & flow charts.

A Variable is:

• Any condition in an experiment that can be changed.

• An educated guess. A statement that can be tested.

The Control is:

• An educated guess. A statement that can be tested.

• The setup to which you compare all the others. It’s the trial that you have NO VARIABLE.

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Microscopic means:

• Too small to see with your eyes.

• Making observations involving numbers and units.

A Balance is:

• Making observations involving numbers and units.

• A tool used to measure mass.

A Spring Scale is:

• A tool used to measure mass.

• A tool used to measure force.