Science Method Flashcards
Definition of science/what is science
A self correcting way to learn about the world.
What is the scientific method/the definition
Set of steps scientists use to learn more about something unknown
What are the steps of the scientific method
- Ask s Question
- Background Knowledge (What you know)
- Hypothesis
- A plan - Materials and Procedure
- Observation and Data
- Analyze data
- Conclusion
What is a hypothesis
An educated guess at what the answer might be
What is a observation
To view a object or a thing
What is data
Facts or concepts
What is reliability
When you trust information/ data
What is validity
The quality of a fact
What are the three types of variables?
3 Types:
1)Manipulated/ Independant Variable
2)Responding/Dependant Variable
3)Controlled Variable
What is a variable?
Factors that can change or stay the same in a experiment
What is a manipulated / Independant variable
What you can change in your experiment
What is a responding / dependant variable
What you a observed from the manipulated variable.
What is a controlled variable
What we kept the same in the experiment.
What is research
Finding information
How can scientist share there findings
Conferences
Scientific journals
Right a book
