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Ohio 4th Science SI
SCIENCE & Inquiry - intro to science and engineering
Term | Definition |
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Volume | the amount of space an object takes up; measured in units cubed |
Microscope | a tool for making an object look several times bigger |
Inquiry Skills | the way of thinking a scientist practices, such as observing, inferring, predicting, comparing, and classifying |
Observe | information you gather with your senses; to look closely at some things or event and ask questions about it |
Infer | an untested conclusion based on observation |
Predict | observing a pattern of events and saying what you think will happen next |
Compare | to describe how things are different and same |
Classify/Order | sort some things based on some criteria |
Hypothesis | a statement of what you think will happen and why |
Experiment | a test of your hypothesis; the written plan of steps to test a hypothesis |
Variables | the things that can change in an experiment |
Scientific Method | a 5 step method scientists use to find out about things |
Conduct the Experiment | to follow the written steps of the planned experiment |
Draw Conclusions | look at the hypothesis and the experiment; think about whether your experiment supported (proven to be correct) your hypothesis |
Share your Results | the way that you tell others what you saw, what you did, and what you concluded |