chpt 1. lesson 1.txt

The goal of science is to investigate and understand the natural world, to explain events in the natural world and to use those explanations to make useful predictions. (understand nature)

An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world

Process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way.

Information gathered from observations

Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience

Is a proposed scientific explanation for set of observations