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- pronunciation:
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 ns
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When people are studying nature or humans in a very careful way and testing what they believe about these things, they are doing science. In school, when you learn about science, you learn what people know about plants, animals, the human body, the earth, the stars, and other planets.
Jackie likes learning about science. In class today, she learned about different birds. |
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When you study a science, you study a particular area of science. You might study the science of plants, for example, or the science of the human body.
Biology and geology are two of Ari's favorite sciences. |
Science comes from a Latin word that means "knowledge."
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some activities in science |
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examine, research, study, test |
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some aspects of science |
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argument, debate, discussion, experiment, logic |
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some examples of sciences |
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agriculture, archaeology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, electronics, geology, law, medicine, meteorology, psychology, zoology |
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some places for science |
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lab, laboratory, school |
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