Ch 1, Section 1 Vocab Flashcards
Investigation
A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it
Observation
Anything you can notice with your five senses.
Qualitative observations
Observations or data that is described with qualitative/descriptive language. Example: The baseball glove is blue and yellow, made of leather, and soft.
Quantitative observations
Observations or data that are described with numbers. Example: The baseball glove weighs 20 oz.
Compare
When scientists find how objects and events are the same and different.
Science
The study of the natural world through observation and investigation.
Evidence
Information collected during a scientific investigation.
Empirical evidence
Direct evidence like observations, measurements, and other types of data that scientist, gather, and test to evaluate scientific explanations.
Indirect evidence
Inferred evidence like scat or a dinosaurs footprint.
Opinion
A personal belief or judgment based on what a person thinks or feels, but not necessarily based on evidence.
Inference
An idea or conclusion based based on an observation. Observation plus previous knowledge equals inference!
Analyze
To break down or make sense of data or information. Scientist, use graphs and data charts to help analyze information.
Evaluate
She use critical thinking to judge, explanations and evidence. Evaluation of data helps scientist to make conclusions about their investigations.
Communicate
To share the results of an investigation.
Why is communication important?
It allows other scientist to repeat the investigation. Scientist can compare results. They can stand on each other’s ideas – scientific knowledge, grows! Hooray!
