scientific method Flashcards
scientific method
the way scientist study and learn about the world
observation
using your five senses to gather information about something
qualitative observation
using you senses to describe the characteristics of an object color and texture
quantitative observation
using numbers or measurements to describe something
infence
an expansion 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 manipulated controlled for or measured in a experiment
crontro variables
what must stay the same in the experiment
manipulated
the thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the x axis
depented
what you are measuring observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the y axis
Dependent/Responding Variable
What you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y-axis.
C-E-R
claim evidence reasoning
Claim
Is the answer to the question you are
trying to answer.
Evidence
Scientific data that supports your claim.
Reasoning
The how or why the evidence supports our claim; scientific rule