Scientific Method Flashcards
Correlation
When TWO observable increase and decrease together
Causation
When ONE thing actually causes another thing to happen
When things are causally related…
They are always correlated
When things are correlated…
They are NOT always causally related
Scientific Method
A way of analyzing information with the goal of testing claims
Objective
Uninfluenced by opinion or emotion
Subjective
Influenced by opinion or emotion
Scientific Claims
Claims that are testable
Non-Scientific Claims
Claims that aren’t testable
Scientific Hypothesis
Educated guess that must be testable by experiments
Steps of Scientific Method
Observe, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion, Communicate
Qualitative Measurements
A non-numerical description
Quantitative Measurements
A measurement with specific, numerical value
Mass
Amount of matter in an object
Weight
Amount of force of gravity on object
Mass always..
Stays the same