theory/thinking Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Observing | Using one or more of your senses to gather information |
Quantitative Observations | deal with a number, or amount |
Qualitative Observations | descriptions that can't be expressed in numbers |
Inferring | When you explain or interpret the things you observe |
Predicting | Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
Classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way |
Making Models | Creating representations of complex objects or processes |
Science | is a way of learning about the natural world |
Skepticism | open-mindedness should always be balanced by a skepticism |
Scientific Inquiry | The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather |
Hypothesis | A possible explanation for the set of observations or answer to a scientific question |
Variable | All the factors that can change in an experiment |
Manipulated Variable | Purposely changed to test a hypothesis |
Responding Variable | The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable |
Controlled experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
Operational Definition | a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term |
Data | facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations |
Communicating | The sharing of idea and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking |
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