| A | B |
| Science | A system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that knowledge. |
| Technology | The use of knowledge to solve practical problems. |
| Science and Technology | Advances in one lead to advances in the other. |
| Physical Science | Divided into Chemistry and Physics. |
| Chemistry | The study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter. |
| Physics | The study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion. |
| The big ideas of Physical Science. | Space and Time, Matter and Change, Forces and Motion, Energy |
| Scientific Method | An organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information. |
| Hypothesis | A proposed answer to a question. |
| Manipulated Variable | What you change in an experiment. |
| Responding Variable | What gets changed in an experiment. |
| Observation | Information that you robtain through your senses. |
| Scientific Law | Describes an observed pattern in nature without attempting to explain it. |
| Scientific Theory | The explanation of a pattern in nature. |