McCartha Science (4) Vocabulary #4

All of the animals, plants, and other things existing in nature and not made or caused by people.

• natural world

• reference materials

• exploration

• systemic investigation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Resources used to provide background information about a topic.

• reference materials

• exploration

• systemic investigation

• explanation

To examine or investigate something systematically.

• exploration

• natural world

• reference materials

• systemic investigation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A predetermined method for studying a specific topic, answering a specific question(s), testing a specific hypothesis(es) or developing theory.

• systemic investigation

• natural world

• reference materials

• exploration

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A way of explaining something we see in the natural world that's based on observations and measurements.

• explanation

• investigation

• observation

• exploration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Formal or systematic examination or research.

• investigation

• exploration

• observation

• explanation

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Information about the natural world gathered from the five senses or tools.

• observations

• explanation

• investigation

• exploration

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NGSS.2-LS2-1

NGSS.K-ESS2-1

NGSS.K-LS1-1

To make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.

• explain

• observe

• explore

• investigate

A strict process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions.

• The Scientific Method

• Stemscopes

• Science A-Z

• Discovery Education

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The information obtained through observation and documentation of certain behavior and patterns or through an experiment.

• empirical evidence

• The Scientific Method

• systemic investigation

• reference materials

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4