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Science, Grade 6
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Study Guide Introduction to physical science Science, Grade 6
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INTRODUCTION
TO
PHYSICAL
SCIENCE
Physical
Science
is
the
study
of
physics
and
chemistry.
Put
in
other
words,
a
physical
scientist
is
a
person
who
studies
energy
and
matter.
Energy,
or
the
ability
to
do
work,
comes
in
many
forms.
It
could
be
classified
as
potential
or
kinetic
and
take
forms
such
as
thermal,
electromagnetic,
mechanical
or
nuclear.
The
matter
studied
by
chemists,
can
be
organic
and
deal
with
the
chemistry
of
living
things
or
inorganic
and
deal
with
such
things
as
metals.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
does
a
Physical
Scientist
study?
Scientific
Method
To
do
their
work
properly,
scientists
use
an
organized
method
of
solving
problems
referred
to
as
the
scientific
method
of
investigation.
This
series
of
steps,
which
starts
with
a
problem,
proceeds
through
development
of
a
hypothesis
or
educated
guess,
and
then
the
design
of
an
experiment
to
verify
the
hypothesis.
During
the
experiment,
variables,
or
factors
that
affect
the
experiment,
are
controlled
so
that
only
one
variable
is
tested
to
see
if
it
has
the
anticipated
effect
or
is
the
answer
to
the
problem.
The
results
of
the
experiment
are
gathered
as
data
or
information
which
can
then
be
placed
into
graphs
and
data
tables.
Once
this
data
is
gathered,
a
conclusion
is
determined.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
are
the
steps
of
the
Scientific
Method?
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Scientific
Equipment
During
the
experiment
many
kinds
of
equipment
are
used.
Some
pieces
such
as
graduated
cylinders
are
used
for
measuring
fluids
and
others
such
as
the
balance
determine
mass.
Other
pieces
of
glassware
include
beakers,
flasks
and
test
tubes.
Clamps
and
ring
stands
are
often
used
together
with
Bunsen
burners
when
heat
is
needed.
Safety
First!
Students
who
study
Physical
Science
often
work
with
different
pieces
of
laboratory
equipment.
Working
with
flames,
chemicals
and
glassware
poses
many
potential
dangers.
Students
should
learn
about
safety
equipment
such
as
eye
goggles,
eye
washes,
fire
blankets
and
fire
extinguishers.
In
addition,
while
working
in
the
lab,
students
should
be
aware
of
laboratory
safety
rules
as
well
as
familiar
with
the
many
safety
symbols
that
often
appear
in
the
instructions
that
are
printed
for
lab
activity.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
safety
accessory
should
be
worn
while
working
in
the
lab?
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