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The process of obtaining information by using the senses as well as the information obtained by using the senses.
What is Observation?
What is a Hypothesis?
The group in the experiment that is identical to the control group except for one factor and is compared with the control group.
What is the Experimental Group?
The number obtained by adding up the data for a given characteristic and dividing this sum by the number of individuals.
What is a Mean?
Principles or standards that an individual considers to be important.
What are Values?
Example of a mathematical model.
What are "False color" satellite images?
Statements made in advance that express the results that will be obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported.
Procedures that are carried out under controlled conditions to discover, demonstrate, or test a fact, theory, or general truth.
What are Experiments?
The group in the experiment that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to which the control group is identical except for one factor.
What is the Control Group?
The likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event.
What is the Probability?
Step #1: Observation, Step #2: Hypothesis, Step #3: Experiment, Step #4: Data, Step #5: Analysis, Step #6: Draw a Conclusion
What is the Scientific method?
Example of a conceptual model.
What is a Flow-chart diagram?
The factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis.
What is the Variable?
Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation.
What is Data?
The linear dependence between two variables.
What is Correlation?
Three-dimensional models you can touch.
What are Physical models?
Maps and charts are the most common examples of
What are Graphical models?
Most famous physcial model was used to discover...
What is the Structure of DNA?
The collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers.
What are Statistics?
The probability of an unwanted outcome.
What is Risk?
Patterns, plans, representations, or descriptions designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.
What are Models?
Two essential characteristics: a single variable is tested, and a control is used.
What are good experiments?
Step #1: Gather information, Step #2: Consider values, Step #3: Explore Consequences, Step #4: Make a Decision.
What is the Environmental Decision-Making Model?
Scientists use statistics to (4 things)
The relative arrangement of the members of a statistical population, and is usually shown in a graph.
What is the Distribution?
Verbal or graphical explanations for how a system works or is organized.
One or more equations that represent the way a system or process works.
What are Mathematical models?
A conceptual model that provides a systematic process for making decisions.
What is the Decision-making model?
Scientific Habits of Mind (list 3 out of the 5).
What is Curiosity, Skepticism, Openness to New Ideas, Intellectual Honesty, Imagination and Creativity?
An example would be the relative width of a ring on a tree trunk being a good indicator of the amount of rainfall the tree received in a given year.
What is Correlation?