click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Science Vocabulary
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Qualitative Observation | Using our 5 senses to get information about an object. |
| Quantitative Observation | Counting or using a measuring tool to get information about an object or event . |
| Inference | an explanation for what you have observed. |
| Prediction | a forecast about what will happen in the future. |
| Classification | grouping things by what they have in common. |
| Observational Investigation | an experiment that is used to discover information about objects or events by using one or more of our 5 senses. |
| Experimental Investigation | an experiment that tests a hypothesis to see if changes in the independent variable affect the outcome (the dependent variable). |
| Variables | -an experiment that change or can be changed . |
| Independent Variable | the variable that I, the experimenter, change on purpose at the beginning of the experiment to see if it will affect anything.. |
| Dependent Variable | the variable that changes or responds to what the scientist did. |
| Hypotheses | a prediction of how the IV will affect the DV. |
| Constants | parts of the experiment that do NOT change. |
| Control | An experiment is done without testing the IV to see what the normal outcome is. |
| Repeated Trials | the number of times you do the experiment or the number of objects or organisms that are tested. |
| CREDIT TO MRS.FERRAR | MY SCIENCE TEACHER |