S.M. 1
an organized scientific study of the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results.
What is an Investigation
information collected during a scientific investigation.
What is evidence?
a personal belief or judgment that does not need to be backed up with evidence.
Opinion
different ways that scientists perform investigations and collect reliable data.
what is the Scientific Method
a scientific test or procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to answer a scientific question.
an event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.
What is a variable
a group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference for comparison to the experimental group; a group that is untreated by the factor being tested.
control group
too small to be seen without using a microscope.
what is microscopic
very close to the actual value
what is accurate
use of scientific knowledge and processes to solve practical problems.
Technology
a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on observations and data.
what is a conclusion
measurements or observations collected and recorded in an experiment or investigation
what is data
information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments
what is observation
multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation.
First step of scientific Method
to explain methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelatedness
what is to Analyze
an explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed
What is an inference
to state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation.
What is Prediction
Second step of scientific method
type of experiment in which the senses are used to report data
What is observation
a tool used to measure the amount of matter in an object, which is the object’s mass.
What is a balance
a tool used to measure forces
What is a spring scale
a term used to describe a question that can be answered through an experiment or observation
a term used to describe the certainty of data or results of an investigation or experiment
What is valid
Type of scientific investigation where a replica is made in smaller scale
what is model