Scientific Method 2024

Question 1

to look at data carefully, looking for relationships, patterns, & solutions between things tested in the experiment

Answer 1

analyze

Question 2

an idea that is thought to be true, but is not backed by evidence and/or facts

Answer 2

assumption

Question 3

a judgment based on an opinion, which may or may not be true

Answer 3

bias

Question 4

scientific argument consisting of a Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

Answer 4

CER statement

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

summary of all the findings of the experiment

Question 6

factors kept the same or constant for all experimental groups

Answer 6

controlled variables

Question 7

critique

Answer 7

an evaluation of ideas, experiments, & research

Question 8

information collected during an investigation

Answer 8

data

Question 9

document using columns and rows to record and organize data/information

Answer 9

data table

Question 10

the factor you measure in the experiment

Answer 10

dependent variable

Question 11

mistakes that occur during an experiment

Answer 11

error

Question 12

proof/facts that supports (or deny) an idea about the natural world

Answer 12

evidence

Question 13

receive a different amount, type, or kind of the variable you are changing

Answer 13

experimental group

Question 14

experimental method

Answer 14

the way the experiment is carried out

Question 15

hypothesis

Answer 15

an educated guess

Question 16

independent variable

Answer 16

the factor you change or manipulate in the experiment

Question 17

inference

Answer 17

an idea formed from facts or evidence that may or may not be true

Question 18

interpret

Answer 18

to make a statement about what the data means

Question 19

qualitative observation

Answer 19

things you notice or observe using your senses; characteristics

Question 20

quantitative observation

Answer 20

things that are measured, numbered, or counted; the amount

Question 21

results

Answer 21

findings, answers, and/or outcome to an investigation

Question 22

argument

Answer 22

an explanation for or against a scientific idea

Question 23

Scientific method

Answer 23

a systematic procedure that directs how to conduct a scientific experiment

Question 24

testable question

Answer 24

a question that can be answered with a scientific experiment

Question 25

trial

Answer 25

a single test of the experiment; there can be multiple of them within an experiment

Question 26

variable

Answer 26

a factor or condition in an experiment that is being changed