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Grab Bag
100
using one or more of your senses to gather information
What is observing
100
grouping things that are alike in some way
What is classifying
100
First step in a scientific method
What is posing questions
100
you can change only 1 variable in this type of experiment
What is controlled
100
a well tested explanation
What is scientific theory
200
observations that deal with a number or amount
What is quantitative
200
creating s representation of a complex object or process
What is making models
200
educated guess
What is a hypothesis
200
facts, and figures collected in the experiment
What is data
200
an observed pattern in nature.
What is scientific law
300
descriptions that are not numbers
What is qualitative
300
eager to learn new things
What is curiosity
300
This is how you test the hypothesis
What is an experiment
300
Summary of what you learned in an experiment
What is a conclusion
300
Hearing thunder and seeing lightning is an example of
What is observation
400
explain or interpret what you observe
What is inference
400
Always report your findings truthfully
What is honesty
400
variable you change on purpose
What is independent (manipulated)
400
Telling others about your experiment.
What is communicating
400
a hypothesis MUST BE
What is testable
500
making a guess as to what will happen next
What is predicting
500
capable of accepting new ideas
What is open mindedness
500
The factor that might change because of the manipulated variable.
What is responding (dependent)
500
reveals patterns in your data by drawing a picture or table
What is graphing
500
what are some ways to communicate
What is write, call, publish, blog