PS, Chapter 1, Lesson 1, part 1

The word science comes from this Latin word.

What does scientia mean?

• knowledge

• study

• science

• inquiry

A process based on inquiry that helps develop explanations about events in nature.

Science that deals with living things.

• life science

• Earth science

• physical science

Science that investigates Earth and space.

• life science

• Earth science

• physical science

Science that studies matter and energy.

• life science

• Earth science

• physical science

These help us understand the natural world.

• Scientific Explanations

• Scientific Investigations

• Scientific Methods

• Scientific Theories

Scientists learn new information about the natural world by performing these.

Sometimes an investigation involves building something that resembles something else. What is the term for this?

What is the name for the pattern of investigation procedures used by scientists?

• Scientific Methods

• Scientific Explanations

• Scientific Investigations

• Scientific Theories