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Social Living Unit 1
Scientific Method vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| analyze | to study something to find out what it is or what makes it work. |
| Conclusion | The last part of something |
| control | To have power over |
| data | information gathered by an experiment |
| evidence | proof that something is true |
| experiment | a test made to find out about something |
| graph | a diagram that by means of dots and lines shows a system of relationships between things. |
| Hypothesis | something not proved but assumed to be true |
| Investigation | to study by close and careful observation |
| magnify | to enlarge |
| measure | to find out the size or amount of |
| microscope | an instrument with one or more lenses used to help a person to see something very small by making it appear larger |
| observe | to watch carefully |
| predict | to figure out and tell ahead of time. |
| procedure | the order things are done in |
| record | to write or print something for permanent evidence. |
| telescope | an instrument shaped like a long tube that has lenses for viewing objects at a distance and especially for observing objects in outer space. |
| variable | something that changes a test result |
| senses | sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. A special function of the body that involves the action and effect of a stimulus on a sense organ. |
| result | an outcome |