The Basics
The study of the natural world using observation, evidence and investigation.
Science
The factor purposefully changed in an experiment is.....
The independent variable
Why do scientists do multiple tests?
To assure consistency and reliability
We measure temperature with a....
Thermometer
Information gathered through our senses
Observation
The factor that is measured or observed based on the adjustment of the independent variable is....
dependent variable
What is an outlier?
Data that is gathered that is very different from other data gathered in the experiment
Basic unit of length for science......
Meters
Information gathered through observation...basically an assumption backed with what we observe.
Inference
Information gathered during the investigation is.....
data
What is gathered to support conclusions....
Data and Evidence
Basic unit of measurement for liquids.....
Liters
In an experiment, a scientist changes the amount of sunlight each plant receives and then measures how tall each plant grows. Name the independent variable AND the dependent variable.
Independent Variable is the amount of light
Dependent Variable is the height the plant grows to
Information gathered that supports explanations and conclusions
Evidence
What is the scientific investigation (experiment) testing?
The hypothesis
The general direction data is changing is.....
Trend
How close repeated measurements are to one another is called....
Precision
When we state what we THINK will happen we are making a.....
Prediction
When forming a hypothesis, we often use "If", "Then" and this word in our statement due to science always asking the question: Why?
"Because"
Something that repeats or occurs in a recognizable way is called a......
Pattern
How close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value is.....
Accuracy