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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| observing | using 1 or more of your senses to gather info. |
| inferring | when u explain or interpret the things u observe |
| predicting | making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future |
| classifying | grouping together of items that are alike in someway |
| making models | creating representations of complex objects or proceses |
| evaluating | comparing observations and date to reach a conclusion about them |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| weight | a measure of the force of gravity acting on a object |
| volume | amount of space an object or substance takes up |
| density | measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume |
| accuracy | how close a measurment is to the true value |
| precision | how close a group of measurments are to eachother |
| mean | numerical average in a set of date |
| median | the middle number in a set of data |
| mode | number that appears the most in a list of numbers |
| range | difference between the largest and smallest value |
| hypothesis | possible answer to a scientific question |
| independent variable | the 1 variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis |
| dependent variable | the factor that may change due to theindependent variable |
| controlled experiment | an experiment where only 1 variable is manipulated at a time |