| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | man's observations of the physical world |
| verify | to support the answer with additional observations or data |
| control | must not change so the experiment is fair |
| data | pieces of information a person records during an experiment or survey |
| hypothesis | an educated guess about the solution to a problem |
| problem | a question that may be answered by using the scientific method; must be observable, measurable, and repeatable |
| scientific method | a process used to find the answer to questions about the world around us |
| independent variable | what the scientist decides to change in an experiment |
| dependent variable | can be measured; is a result of something else in the experiment |
| The Steps of the Scientific Method in the order that they are used most often | 1. identify the problem 2. form a hypothesis 3. design an experiment or survey 4. collect data 5. classify and analyze the data 6. choose an answer 7. verify the answer 8. use the answer to predict outcomes |
| observations | any information collected with the 5 senses |
| inference | the process of coming to a conclusion based on observed evidence |
