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section 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Observation | using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| Inference | making a guess of what is happening based on your obervations |
| Prediction | a logical guess based on observations and inferences of what will happen in the futur |
| Classifying | grouping things together based on similarities |
| Making models | building a representation of complex objects or processes |
| Independent variable | that is being changed on purpose. They should only be on IV |
| Dependent variable | is the resault |
| Controlled variables/ constants | that are not allowed to change.There may be many CV |
| Hypothesis | A suggested solution to the problem. It must be testable and be written as if.. the.. because, it predicts an outcome |