Scientific Concepts Flashcards

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Investigation

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Looking for clues and asking questions to find out the facts about something, like what happened or how something works.

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Hypothesis

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A smart guess based on what you already know. It's a possible answer to a question that you can test to see if it's correct.

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Variable

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Something that can change or vary.

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Control

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Part of an experiment where everything is kept the same, except for the one thing being tested.

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Advantage

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A condition that helps something or someone succeed or perform better.

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Criteria

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Rules or guidelines that help scientists decide if something is working as expected or if it's a good solution to a problem.

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Limitation

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Something that restricts or prevents scientists from doing something or knowing something fully. It's like a boundary or a rule that stops them from achieving a perfect or complete understanding or result.

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Patterns

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A pattern is when something repeats. Patterns allow you to make predictions.

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Cause and Effect

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A cause is an action or event that makes something else happen. An effect is what happens.

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Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

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Scientists study very big and very small objects. Scale and proportion help them make models to study.