Question |
Answer |
bits of information gathered with your senses |
observations |
a statement that can be tested -usually written as an IF-THEN statement |
hypothesis |
trial of an experiment where everything is kept "normal" so that it can be used for comparison to other trials of the experiment |
control |
explanations or judgements of observations that we make using our prior knowledge |
inferences |
step-by-step process of problem solving |
scientific method |
the factor being measured in an experiment – the result |
dependent variable |
process of trying to understand the world |
science |
factors kept the same during an experiment to make the experiment a "fair" test |
constants |
the factor you change in an experiment |
independent variable |
question you don't know the answer to |
scientific problem |
scientists do MANY of these to make sure they have the most accurate results possible |
trials |
What you are trying to understand or solve |
a problem |
data that has to do with NUMBERS |
quantitative data |
data that has to do with observations and can NOT be counted |
qualitative data |
a summary of what was learned from data that was measured and recorded in an experiment |
make conclusions |
1-question/problem 2-hypothesis 3-experiment/observe/collect data 4-analyze results 5-make conclusions |
steps of the scientific method |