| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis | A statement of what you think will happen on an investigation |
| Observation | Something you find out about what your studying with your senses . |
| Variable | Something that can change in a test |
| Control group | A Standard against which change is measured |
| Experiment | The use of scientific methods to test a hypothesis. |
| Procedures | Step-by-Step instructions for completing a task. |
| Inference | A conclsion based on observations |
| Data | Information Which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made |
| Evidence | Observations that make you believe something is true |
| Precision | the ability to constantly repeat a measurement |
| Accuracy | Ability to make a measurement that is as close to the actual value as possible |
| Accuracy | A measurement that is as close to the actual measurement as possible |
| Precision | Consistently repeating a measurement. |
| Surveys | Questions that are answered by people Great for opinion questions. |
| Experimental group | The group that gets the special treatment |
| Dependent variable | it is measured. changes when the independent variable Changes |
| Independent variable. | The variable you can control or change. |
| Sampling | examining random individuals from a population. |
| Model | objects or Ideas That represent other things |
