5th Grade Science: What is Science?

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_______________ is using evidence to learn about the world around us.

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Science

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A/an ________ is an educated guess.

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hypothesis

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What are meteorologists doing when they create storm tracks?

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predicting

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Investigation that could use a model: whether a new spray will repel mosquitoes, how many times per day a robin leaves her nest, how much weight can a new bridge support, how much water a cubic meter of sand can hold.

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how much weight can a new bridge support

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A scientific test where the people conducting it only change one variable at a time in order to isolate the results.

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controlled experiment

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Facts or information indicating whether a scientific claim is supported.

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Evidence

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What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

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question/problem

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Grouping together items that are alike in some ways.

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classifying

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What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

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question/problem

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Using your senses to gather information is called an _____?

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observation