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2.05 Science and You
vocab about the nature of science, reliability and validity
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Science
9th Grade
07/10/2019

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science
Definition
Process of observation and experimentation in order to construct a body of knowledge about the natural world
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pseudoscience
Definition
From the Greek “pseudos” meaning “false”

Statements, beliefs or practices that claim to be scientific but are not compatible with the scientific method
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scientific theory
Definition
Explanation of the natural world which has stood up to repeated testing and is accepted by many experts in the field
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scientific law
Definition
facts that describe observed reoccurring natural events
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reliable
Definition
Able to be trusted, authentic

Referring to reliable or credible sources of information
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scientific validity
Definition
Conclusions which come from the scientific method so are logically sound, factual, evidence based and accepted by the scientific community
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