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| scientia | Latin for knowledge |
| knowledge | the range of one's information or understanding or something learned and kept in the mind |
| science definition | knowledge attained through study or practice," or "knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, esp. as obtained and tested through scientific method [and] concerned with the physical world |
| science refers to | a system of acquiring knowledge andthe organized body of knowledge people have gained using that system |
| purpose of science | to produce useful models of reality |
| applied science | the application of research to human needs |
| natural sciences | the study of the natural world |
| social sciences | the systematic study of human behavior and society |
| scientific method | is a process for experimentation that is used to investigate observations and answer questions. |
| experimentation | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation |
| observation | a statement of FACT made using one of the 5 senses or extended senses (lab instruments eg. microscope or scale) about something that you observe |
| fair test | when you change only one factor (variable) at a time and keep all other factors (variables) the same. |
| inference | making a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of direct observation. |
| hypothesis | is an educated guess about how things work. |
| variable | any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types |
| independent variable | the variable that is changed by the scientist |
| dependent variable | the variable that the scientist observes or measures |
| control variable | variables are the ones that a scientist wants to remain constant, and he must observe them as carefully as the dependent variables. |
