Science 8th grade L1-6 Flashcards
observing
using your senses to gater information
quantitate observation
an observation dealing with amount
qualitive observation
an observation on how something tastes, feels, smells, or looks
inferring
explaining/interpretting things you observe
predicting
making an educated guess about the future
classifying
grouping together items
models
representations of complex objects
communicating
sharing ideas and information with people
science
a way of learing about the natural world
variable
any factor that can change in an expirement
manipulated variable
the factor that you can change
responding variable
the factor that changes as a result of the manipulated variable
controlled expirement
an expirement in which all factors are kept constant except one
operational definition
a statement that describes how a particular variable is to be measured
data
the observations and measurments you make
conclusion
a statement that sums up what you have learned
hypothesis
a possible explaination or answer
kilogram
the SI unit of mass
volume
the amount of space that a substance or object occupies
density
the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
meter
is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI)
mass
representing the amount of matter in a particle or object
microscope
an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects
classifying
to arrange or organize by classes
weight
a body’s relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it