First 5
Factors that change during an experiment.
Variables
Using one or more of your senses to gather information.
Observing
A question that identifies a problem, its variables, and it can be TESTED.
Testable Question
What comes after 6?
7
Factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.
Independent Variable
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience.
Predicting
Creating a representation of a complex process so that people can better understand.
Making Models
What is the square root of 9?
3
Factor that is changed as a result of the independent variable.
Dependent Variable
Observations using NUMBERS!!!
Quantitative
Putting things into categories based on ways they are alike.
Classifying
The effect of independent variable on dependent variable.
Title of Graph
Part of the experiment used to compare the results to (does not change)
Control
Descriptions that do not use numbers!
Qualitative
A summary of what you have learned from a scientific experiment.
Conclusion
A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.
Scientific Theory
The many ways a scientist studies the natural world and proposes explanations based on evidence they gather.
Scientific Inquiry
Explaining or interpreting the things you observe.
Inference
A POSSIBLE explanation for a set of observations / POSSIBLE answer to a scientific question. MUST BE TESTABLE.
Hypothesis
A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.
Scientific Law