Richard Feynman's The Value of Science Reading
Brain Pop: The Scientific Method
The Reeko Science Glossary
Britannica Kids
World of Science Dictionary
Or you have that Google thing...happy searching.
Mrs. Loehe
P.S. If you can't get into Google Classroom or lost your hard copy, here is one you can copy, paste, and print...
NAME___________________________
So what is science?
What about that engineering thing? Why are they important?
What the heck are all these words?
These are all legitimate questions, and it is important to have a good idea about the answers to them as we move forward with our school year. Before we begin the processes of science and engineering we need to understand how they work and what terms you will be coming across throughout the year.
Below is a list of common science and engineering terms you should know to be successful this year. Before you start looking up definitions though, I would like you to look at the list of terms below and generate some questions about them. Discuss and share your questions with your team members. Then, organize the terms into three, word categories: science, engineering, and both. Divide and conquer these words at your table, look up and write down the definitions for each of these words. Finally, share out with the class what you have learned next Monday!
Models Variables Controls Materials Evidence Phenomena Theory Revisions Observations Accuracy Laws Experiment
Hypothesis Measurement Data Solutions
Problems Questions Conclusions Constraints
Criteria Design Outliers Process/Procedure
What questions come to mind when you look at these words? (Other than, “What are these words?” OR “Why are we doing this?”)
Now organize the terms into these three groups. Which do you think are science terms? Which do you think are engineering terms? Which do you think could be both?
Science
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Both
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Engineering
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Discuss your reasoning for how you organized the words with your table and classmates. Once you have done this, divide and conquer the words! You do not need to find the definitions of ALL of the words, but you do need to have all of the definitions -either written or through drawing- in the table below to receive full credit.
Word
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Definition
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Models
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Variables
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Controls
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Evidence
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Phenomena
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Theory
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Law
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Revisions
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Observations
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Questions
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Problems
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Hypothesis
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Experiment
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Process/
Procedure
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Data
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Conclusions
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Solutions
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Criteria
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Designs
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Constraints
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Criteria
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Outliers
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Accuracy
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Measurement
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Materials
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