p 1 Flashcards
scientific method
The way scientists study and learn the world.
Observation
Using your five senses to gather information about something.
qualitative observation
Using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture, taste.
quantitative observation
Using numbers or measurements to describe something.
inference
An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.
hypothesis
A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement.
variable
any factor that can be Panamanian
control variable
what must staythe same in the explation
independent/manipulated variable
the thing that you are testing or changing
Dependent/responding variables
what you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is .
c-e-r
claim, evidences, reasoning
claim
is the answer to the question you are trying to anwer
eve-dents
scientific data that supports your claim
reasoning
the how or why the evidents soports out the claim since rule.
conclusion
a written summary of an experiment