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Science
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Observation | Recognizing and noting some FACT to gather information about the world. They must be specific. |
| Quantitive Observations | Factual descriptions that do use numbers. |
| Qualiative Observations | Factual descriptions that do not use numbers. |
| Inference | A possible explination or guess about an observation. |
| Pediction | Make a forecast. |
| Classify | Group by similar characeristics. |
| Communication | Tell others wat yo know. |
| How big is a kilo... | 1000/1 |
| How big is a centi... | 1/100 |
| How big is a milli... | 1/1000 |
| Distance is measured in... | Meters (is the base unit) |
| Liquid Volume is measured in... | Liters (is the base unit) |
| Mass is measured in... | Grams (is the base unit) |
| Temprature is measured in... | 'C (is the base unit) |
| Distance is measured by... | A Ruler |
| Liquid Volume is measured by... | A Graduated Cylinder |
| Mass is measured by... | A Triple Beam Balance |
| Temperature is measured by... | A Thermometer |
| Observational Investivation | Lab (investigation) when changes ae being observed. |
| Experimental Investigation | Lab (investigation) when a hypothesis is being tested |
| Independant Variable | What you change in the experiment |
| Dependant Variable | Change that responds to the Independant Variable |
| Constant | Something that never changes |
| Control | Standard for comparison |
| Fair Test | An experiment that only one thing changes at a time |
| Repeated Trials | Compleing an experiment many times |