Vocabulary associated with science and technology - SS1 English Lesson Note
Vocabulary associated with science and technology:
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
Some common words associated with science and technology include:
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Atom: The smallest unit of an element that can participate in a chemical reaction.
Biology: The study of living things.
Chemistry: The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter.
Computer: A device that can be programmed to carry out a set of instructions.
Engineering: The application of scientific knowledge to design and build structures, machines, and other products.
Environment: The surroundings of a particular place or person.
Experiment: A test of a hypothesis under controlled conditions.
Force: A push or pull exerted on an object.
Gravity: The force that attracts objects to each other.
Health: The state of being well and free from illness.
Information: Data that has been organized so that it can be understood.
Law: A statement that describes a general principle or relationship.
Life: The condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms.
Matter: Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Medicine: The science of treating and preventing disease.
Model: A representation of something that is used to study or understand it.
Natural resource: A material or substance that is found in nature and can be used to produce goods or services.
Object: A material thing that can be seen and touched.
Organism: A living thing that is made up of one or more cells.
Particle: A tiny piece of matter.
Planet: A large, round object that orbits a star.
Prediction: A statement about what will happen in the future.
Research: A systematic investigation into a subject in order to discover new facts or information.
Science: A systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Society: A group of people who live together in a particular area and share a common culture.
Space: The three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction.
Technology: The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
Theory: A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment.
Universe: The totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy.