Scientific Investigations
An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions
What is an Experiment
The study of the natural world
What is Science
Steps to making a graph
What is Labeling the Axes, Plotting points, And drawing a line of best fit
a description that includes a number and a unit
What is a Measurement
Shows the structure of an object
What is a model
The process of obtaining information by using the 5 senses
What is Observation
A description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world.
What is a scientific law
Used to show different types of information about data
What are graphs
A short way of writing a number
What is the scientific notation
Use models to imitate the function
What is a Simulation
A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation
What is a hypothesis
A well supported explanation of nature
What is a theory
Three kinds of patterns that can be shown using graphs
Linear Relationships, and Nonlinear Relationships
A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured
What is accuracy
Represents the physical structure of an object or system.
What is a physical model
Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning
What is Data
All the measurements and data scientists gather in support of an explanation.
What is empirical evidence
A representation of an object or a process that allows scientists to study something in greater detail.
What is a model
The exactness of a measurement
What is Precision
Uses different forms of data to represent the way a system process works.
What is a Mathematical model
The variable that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more variables
What is the Dependent Variable
An explanation supported by a large amount of evidence
What is theory
Usually used to display and compare data in a number of separate or distinct categories.
What is a bar graph
To see if the data they collected are reasonable
Why do scientists estimate measurements
A representation of how parts of a system are related or organized
What is a conceptual model