Term |
Definition |
observing |
the use of senses to describe an object or environment |
qualitative |
the description of an object using the senses |
quantitative |
the description of an item using numbers measurements and counting |
inferring |
using past experiences to name or describe something |
predicting |
detailing what will happen in the future or during testing |
evaluating |
deciding what is valid and helpful |
questioning |
curiosity about a set of data or observations |
communicating |
sharing results with other scientists (students) |
experimenting |
testing to see if the hypothesis is correct |
investigating |
examination of the data for accuracy |
concluding |
stating if the hypothesis was correct and states the results of the experiment |
accurate |
measuring and counting correctly |
mass |
the measure of the amount of material that makes up an object |
length |
the distance between two points (width, heigth, thickness are still length |
volume |
the amount of space an object takes up |
density |
the measure of the amount of material in a set space, determines if an object will sink or float. |
estimate |
a guess, accuracy is based on experience, but is still a guess. |
bias |
a preference in one direction or another, based on opinion and not fact |
error |
incorrect data or value |
standard |
the level of expectation of knowledge or skill |
conversion |
the changing of one unit to another but still having the same value (100 cm = 1 m) |
theory |
what most scientist agree to be the best explanation based upon what we know |