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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| observation | recognizing and noting some FACT to gather information about the world |
| qualitative observation | factual descriptions that do not use numbers |
| quantitative observation | factual descriptions that do use numbers |
| inference | a possible explanation or guess of an observation |
| prediction | make a forecast |
| classify | group by similar characteristics |
| communication | tell others what you know |
| ruler, meter stick | measures distance |
| graduated cylinder | measures liquid volume |
| triple beam balance, scale | measures mass |
| thermometer | measures temperature |
| meter | the base unit of length |
| liter | the base unit of liquid volume |
| gram | the base unit of mass |
| celsius | the base unit of temperature |
| kilo | 1000 |
| centi | 1/100 |
| milli | 1/1000 |
| hypothesis | educated guess |
| observational investigation | when changes are being observed |
| experimental investigation | when a hypothesis is being tested |
| independent variable | the variable that you change, the manipulated variable |
| dependent variable | the result of the effect of the manipulated variable |
| constant | the factors that remain unchanged |
| control | the standard of comparison |
| fair test | an experiment that changes only one variable |
| repeated trails | completing an experiment many times, so that the test is valid (fair) |