lesson 1 Flashcards

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What is Life Science?

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A life scientist studies living things. Living things include plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. Botanists are part of life science because they study plants.

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What is Physical Science?

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A physical scientist studies matter and energy. Matter is anything that takes up space.

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What is Earth Science?

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An earth scientist studies the earth. This includes the study of rocks, volcanoes, minerals, or water.

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Define the word…….

infer

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to OBSERVE something and make a conclusion

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Define the word……

Observe

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to USE YOUR SENSES (hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, and tasting) to find out more about something

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What is the definition of Science?

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the study of the natural world

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OBSERVATION OR INFERENCE

The mother bird is feeding the baby chicks.

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observation

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OBSERVATION OR INFERENCE

The baby chicks have their beaks open

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observation

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OBSERVATION OR INFERENCE

The bird built the nest in the tree to keep the chicks away from predators.

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inference

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OBSERVATION OR INFERENCE

The chicks do not know how to fly yet.

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inference

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OBSERVATION OR INFERENCE

There are four baby chicks

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observation

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