school Flashcards
What is scientific inquiry
different methods scientists use to explore and understand the world
Whats the main goal of science
understand the natural world. The main form of science is knowlege in a form of facts
How do scientists make observations
using the 5 sense, and using a microscope
what is a hypothesis
an educated guess based on data and what is happening in the experiment
whats a law
a general statement based on extensive data about what happend
whats a theory
an explanation of observations
is it possible to prove if a law is proven as true?
no
what does scientific investigation start with
observations
Whats a varible
anything that can be measured
whats a controlled varible
something that stays the same throughout the whole experiement
what is a independent varible
a varible that changes
whats a dependent varible
varible thats affe4cted by the change/ indepent varible
whats a prediction
what you think is going to happen, random guess
what is the purpose of the oral torah
to explain the written
