Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Examples
Rhyme time
100
A question that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment.
What is testable question
100
Viewing a fact using any sense
What is observe
100
I wanted to solve a problem so I asked a question, designed an experiment to solve the problem, and collected data in order to arrive at a conclusion. I could call this process this:
What is the scientific method
100
I use my sight to decide what's right.
What is observation
200
Make an educated guess about the outcome of a situation.
What is prediction
200
Give an account in words including all relevant qualities about something
What is describe
200
"The tree has 3 bird nests in it. I know because I can see them." This is an example of what?
What is observation
200
This is what you have to ask if want to answer it with a scientific task.
What is a testable question
300
A statement about a group of people or things in that group.
What is generalization
300
The process of deriving logical conclusions from premise known to be true.
What is infer
300
"I think birds are stupid because feathers are weird." This is an example of what?
What is an opinion.
300
This is just a guess of what might happen next.
What is a prediction
400
A careful search to discover the facts
What is investigate
400
The process that is used by scientists for testing ideas and theories by using experiments and careful observation.
What is scientific method
400
"I think birds will attack Mr. Berg because he called them stupid." This is an example of what?
What is a prediction.
400
By looking at a group or a just a few, I came up with a saying that probably isn't true.
What is generalization
500
A belief held with confidence but without knowledge or proofs
What is opinion
500
The available facts indicating whether a hypothesis is true
What is evidence
500
"The bird nest is empty because the birds have all migrated." This is an example of what?
What is an inference
500
I embarked on a careful search to decide of this tree's a spruce or birch.
What is investigate