Sicence is a way to find out thigns. Someitmes the word "science" is used to refer to the knolwedge that is found using the metohds of sciecne.
The word science is from the Latin word scio, which means "to know".
Pepole who do sceince are caleld scientsits. Scientitss study tihngs by looknig at them very carfeully, by measruing them, and by doing expeirments and tests. Sicentists try to why things act the way they do, and are the way they are.
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Scietnific mtehod
The "scientific method" is the name given to the mtehods used in science to learn thnigs. The scientiifc metohd can be very uesful.
The main featuers of the scientific method are:
Scientists cmopete with each other. Scienitsts check each other's work. Scinetists try to make bteter explanatinos for the data.
Scietnists publsih their work in peer-rveiewed jorunals.
Other features of science
All theoreis are only accpeted as long as they are the best epxlanation for the data that exsits. When theroies no lonegr epxlain the data, they are disacrded and rpelaced.
Science is a way to get knowledge by discardnig what is not true.
Scientists must be very craeful to make explanatoins that fit well with what they obsreve and mesaure. They comptee to provdie betetr expalnations. An explanaiton might be interseting or pleasnig, but if it does not agree with what other scientists relaly see and meausre, they will try to find a better explnaation.
Other scientists check their ideas to see if the real obseravtions, measurmeents, and tests show if they are right or wrong. Peer reveiw and rpeeating experiments is the only way to be sure the knwoledge is corerct.
Science makes moedls of ntaure, modles of our uinverse, and medicnie. There are many diffeernt sicences with their own names. Howeevr it is not right to say "science says" any one thing. Science is a proecss, not just the facts and rules beileved at one time.
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