Science Unit 2 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Purpose/Question/Problem | problem that the lab activity is designed to solve; usually stated in the form of a question |
Research | gathering info; find out as much about the problem as you can |
Hypothesis | possible explanation for a problem; an educated guess; make a prediction in the form of an "If (what you will do)... then (what you expect to see)... because (from the background info)... |
Experiment/Procedure | design a step by step activity to confirm or disprove the hypothesis |
Record/Analyze | written observations, measurements and other important info taken during the experiment |
Conclusion | results of the experiment; address the factors that were tested; state whether your hypothesis was supported, be specific |
Repeat | conduct the experiment again to make sure that data collection was accurate |
Observations | what a person performing the experiment sees, hears, smells, tastes, or measures |
Qualitative | subjective descriptions such as sights, sounds, and smells. this type of data DOES NOT include specific measurements or amounts |
Quantitative | characteristics that CAN BE measured; any measurement that can be expressed as a number |
Variable | the factor being tested in the experiment |
Control | setup that is exactly like the experimental setup except that it DOES NOT contain the variable |
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