Science Terms

Translations

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How do you say "observe" in Spanish?

observar

200

How do you say "experiment" in Spanish?

experimento

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How do you say "dependent variable" in Spanish?

variable dependiente

400

How do you say "independent variable" in Spanish?

variable independiente

500

How do you say "claim" in Spanish?

afirmación

Definitions

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What is a scientific test with steps?

experiment

200

What is a statement based on observation and evidence?

claim

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What is anything a scientist can change in an experiment?

variable

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What is the one thing a scientist changes? 

independent variable

500

What is something observed or measured in an experiment?

dependent variable

Examples

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The Rocket Experiment

The Gum Experiment

examples of experiments

200

I see a white cat with 4 legs. 

I taste sour and sweet.

examples of observe

300

Chewing for a longer time will make it lighter.

Rockets with more fins will cause it to go a bigger distance.

example of claims

400

The distance the rocket goes

The mass of the gum

example of dependent variable

500

The amount of time chewing gum

The amount of fins on the rocket

example of independent variables