Science Basics
The study of living things and their environments.
What is Biology?
A statement that can be tested by an experiment.
What is a Hypothesis?
A tool that helps scientists see things too small for the naked eye.
What is a Microscope?
Information collected during an experiment.
What is Data?
Using your senses to gather information.
What is an Observation?
The process scientists use to solve problems through observation and testing.
What is the Scientific Method?
The factor that is changed on purpose in an experiment.
What is the Independent Variable?
The degree to which a measurement is close to the true value.
What is Accuracy?
The consistency of results when an experiment is repeated.
What is being Reliable?
Making an educated guess based on what you observed.
What is an Inference?
A well-tested explanation supported by lots of evidence.
What is a Theory?
The factor that changes because of what the scientist changes.
What is the Dependent Variable?
A tool used to measure the mass of an object.
What is a Scale or Balance?
Repeating an experiment to confirm results.
What is Replication or a Trial?
A guess about what will happen in an experiment.
What is a Prediction?
Information or data that supports a conclusion.
What is Evidence?
Variables that are kept the same during an experiment.
What are Constants or Controlled Variables?
The process of making something appear larger than it really is.
What is Magnification?
A mistake or inaccuracy that affects data
What is an Error?
The group that receives the variable being tested.
What is the Experimental Group?
The truthfulness or soundness of an experiment’s results.
What is Validity?
The group that doesn’t get the experimental treatment and is used for comparison.
What is the Control Group?
A tube marked with lines used to measure liquid volume.
What is a Graduated Cylinder?
How close repeated measurements are to one another.
What is Precision?
A fake treatment given to test subjects for comparison.
What is a Placebo?