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Scientific Method VC
Vocabulary with the Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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Observing | using one or more senses to gather information (ex: sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste) |
Qualitative Observations | descriptions that don't involve numbers or measurements |
Quantitative Observations | measurements, when you measure height or weight |
Inferring | when you explain your observations; based on reasoning from what you already know |
Predicting | making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
Chemistry | the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
Physics | the study of matter and energy and how they interact |
Science | the way of learning about the natural world by gathering information |
Hypothesis | an educated guess or prediction from past knowledge |
Scientific Inquiry | refers to the different ways scientists study the natural world (scientific method) |
Variable | factors that can change in an experiment |
Independent (Manipulated) Variable | the variable that is changed |
Dependent (Responding) Variable | the variable that is expected to change because of the independent variable |
Controlled Experiment | an investigation in which all variables except one remain the same |
Scientific Law | a statement that describes what scientist expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions |
Scientific Theory | a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results |