P7: Science-Keith (22-23)

Question 1

Observation

Answer 1

using your five senses to get information

Question 2

Qualitative Observation

Answer 2

using your senses to describe a characteristic

Question 3

Quantitative Observation

Answer 3

using numbers or measurements to describe something

Question 4

inference

Answer 4

an explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge

Question 5

hypothesis

Answer 5

A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement

Question 6

variable

Answer 6

any factors that can be manipulated.

Question 7

control variable

Answer 7

what must stay the same in the experiment

Question 8

manipulate

Answer 8

the thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment