Unit 1 Lesson 1
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pjteaches Teacher on July 4, 2012
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Nature of Science
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7th Life Science Flipped Class
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 biology | study of all living things |
| critical thinking | comparing what you already know with the information you are given to decide whether you agree with it |
| ethics | rules of conduct or moral principles |
| hypothesis | possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations |
| inference | logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
| observation | using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs |
| prediction | statement about what will happed next in a sequence of events |
| science | the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations |
| scientific law | describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true |
| scientific theory | explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observatons and investigations |
| technology | practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use |
| universal negative | a statement that excludes everything |
| value judgment | a determination of the worth of something |
| verified answer | an answer supported by repeated experiments or surveys |
| quantitative | observations that deal with a number, or amount |
| qualitative | observations that deal with descriptions |
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