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Unit 1 Vocab Review
Thinking Like a Scientist
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethics | the study of principals about what is right and wrong, fair and unfair |
| Qualitative observation | an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers |
| Observing | the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| Evaluating | comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them |
| Models | a representation of a complex object or process, used to help people understand a concept that they cannot observe directly |
| Classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way |
| Quantitative observation | an observation that deals with a number or amount |
| Inferring | the process of making an inference, an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge |
| Predicting | the process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
| Science | a way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge |
| Skepticism | an attitude of doubt |
| Deductive reasoning | a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation |
| Experimental bias | a mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result more likely |
| personal bias | an outlook influenced by a person’s likes and dislikes |
| Cultural bias | a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation |
| Objective | describes the act of decision-making or drawing conclusions based on available evidence |
| Inductive reasoning | using specific observations to make generalizations |
| Subjective | describes the influence of personal feelings on a decision or conclusion |
| Variable | a factor that can change in an experiment |
| Scientific theory | a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |
| Process | a sequence of actions in a system |
| System | a group of parts that work together as a whole |
| Data | facts, figures and other evidence gathered in through observations |
| Scientific Law | a statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
| Input | material, energy, or information that goes into a system |
| Output | material, energy, result or product that comes out of a system |
| Feedback | output that changes a system or allows the system to adjust itself |
| SI | version of the metric system used by scientists for quantitative data |
| controversy | a public disagreement between groups with different views |
| safety symbols | a sign used to alert you to possible sources of accidents in an investigation |
| field | any area outside of the laboratory |
| Science | the ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather |
| Manipulated variable | the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called independent variable |
| Responding variable | the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated, or independent, variable in an experiment; also called dependent variable |
| Hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable |
| Controlled Experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
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