Intro to Science

a system of knowledge based on facts or principles

• models

• science

• technology

• DNA

the application of science to meet human needs

• science

• data

• technology

• biology

a tested, possible explanation of a natural event

• scientific law

• scientific theory

• hypothesis

• guess

a summary of an observed natural event

• prediction

• scientific theory

• equation

• scientific law

applying logic and reason to observations and conclusions

• brainstorming

• critical thinking

• dreaming

• planning

a series of logical steps to follow in order to solve problems

• program

• test

• scientific method

• thinking

anything that can change in an experiment

• variable

• numbers

• data

• graphs

the straight-line distance between any two points

• length

• mass

• volume

• weight

a measure of the quantity of matter in an object

• length

• mass

• volume

• weight

a measure of space, such as the capacity of a container

• length

• mass

• volume

• weight