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 SCIENCE
IT IS AN ORGANIZED BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM
CAREFUL STUDY,
OBSERVATION, OR
EXPERIMENTATION.
 TECHNOLOGY
IS DEFINED AS THE
APPLICATION OF
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
TO PRACTICAL PURPOSES.
 RESEARCH
IS A STUDY, INQUIRY, INVESTIGATION OR
EXPERIMENTATION DONE IN ORDER TO
DISCOVER AND INTERPRET FACTS, OR TO
REVISE EXISTING THEORIES OR LAWS
ABOUT A SUBJECT.
 HYPOTHESIS
IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
TO A PROBLEM OR A
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION
OF A PHENOMENON.
 EXPERIMENT
IS AN ACTIVITY SPECIALLY
DESIGNED TO TEST IF A
HYPOTHESIS IS RIGHT OR
WRONG.
SCIENCE INVESTIGATION

IS A PROCESS USED TO
FIND ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
THINGS AROUND US.
GENERALIZATION

IS AN IDEA, STATEMENT,
OR THEORY THAT HAS
GENERAL APPLICATION.
 FAIR TEST
IS AN EXPERIMENT THAT
INVOLVES CHANGING ONLY
ONE FACTOR AT A TIME
WHILE KEEPING ALL OTHER
CONDITIONS THE SAME.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD

IS A PATTERN OR BODY OF
TECHNIQUES USED TO
INVESTIGATE A PHENOMENON,
ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE OR
CORRECT AND INTEGRATE
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
 CONTROL
IS A STANDARD BY WHICH
THE TEST RESULTS CAN BE
COMPARED.
 VARIABLES
ARE THE FACTORS OR
CONDITIONS TESTED IN
AN EXPERIMENT.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

IS THE FACTOR OR

CONDITION THAT IS
CHANGED TO TEST A
HYPOTHESIS.
DEPENDENT VARIABLE

IS THE FACTOR THAT

CHANGES IN RESPONSE
TO THE INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE.
 TABLE
IS A REPRESENTATION OF
DATA IN AN ORGANIZED
DISPLAY OF ROWS AND
COLUMNS FOR READY
REFERENCE.
 GRAPH
IS A VISUAL DISPLAY OF
INFORMATION OR DATA
 WHY AND HOW SCIENTISTS
CONDUCT RESEARCH
TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.
 TO EXPLAIN A NATURAL PHENOMENON.
 TO FIND WAYS OF IMPROVING PEOPLE’S
LIVES.
 TO DISCOVER AND FORMULATE NEW
CONCEPTS AND THEORIES IN SEARCH OF
TRUTH.
 SCIENTIFIC
ATTITUDE AND
BEHAVIOR
 CURIOSITY
A PERSON WHO IS CURIOUS DOES
NOT ONLY ASK WHY AND HOW
THINGS HAPPEN. HE/SHE ALSO TRIES
TO FIND ANSWERS TO HIS/HER
QUESTIONS BY CONDUCTING
RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT.
 OPEN-MINDEDNESS
 A PERSON WHO IS OPEN-MINDED TRIES TO
BE OBJECTIVE AND SEES DIFFERENT SIDES
OF AN ISSUE. HE/SHE DOES NOT MAKE
RASH CONCLUSIONS, JUDGMENTS, OR
DECISIONS. HE/SHE IS WILLING TO LISTEN
TO THE OPINION OF OTHERS AND TO
STUDY COUNTERARGUMENTS OR
EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES BEFORE
TAKING ACTION.
CRITICAL OUTLOOK
A PERSON WHO HAS A CRITICAL
OUTLOOK DOES NOT READILY BELIEVE
STATEMENTS FOR OR AGAINST A
PERSON, A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, AN
IDEA, ETC. HE/SHE FIRST ANALYZES THE
CLAIMS OR ARGUMENTS AND CHECKS
IF THESE ARE UNBIASED OR LOGICAL.
 TRUTHFULNESS
A PERSON WHO IS TRUTHFUL HAS A
PASSION FOR INVESTIGATING AND
EXPERIMENTING, IS HONEST IN
RECORDING AND REPORTING
OBSERVATIONS, TAKES A STAND ON
WHAT HE BELIEVES IS TRUE, BUT
READILY ADMITS A MISTAKE IF PROVEN
WRONG.
PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE

A PERSON WHO IS PATIENT AND

PERSEVERING NEVER GIVES UP IN
SOLVING PROBLEMS AND IS
WILLING TO EXPERIMENT AGAIN
AND AGAIN.