What is Science? (6-8 Version)

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Science

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The study of the natural world

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Supernatural

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Things that you can believe in, but do not have scientific evidence (ghosts, religion, horoscopes)

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Questions

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Asking how or why something happens in the natural world

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Data

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Numbers or descriptions, must be FACTS, not opinions

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Observation

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Collecting data through the senses or tools

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Investigations

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When scientists observe or experiment to get evidence

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Models

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Representations of ideas or processes (pictures, sculptures, posters)

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Limitations

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Something that is NOT accurate about a model

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Math and Computers

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Counting, measurements, equations, simulations, virtual reality

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Evidence

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Data that supports or does not support a claim, makes a science argument stronger