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Intro Unit
Nature of Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Investigation | A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study or test something in order to learn more about it. There are typically 3 types of procedures: Experiment, repeated observations or making a model. |
| Evidence | Information collected during a scientific investigation. |
| Opinion | A personal belief or judgment that does not need to be backed up with evidence. |
| Scientific Method | Different ways that scientists perform investigations and collect reliable data. |
| Experiment | A procedure carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis. |
| Independent Variable | Any condition that can be changed in an experiment. |
| Control(s) | The things you keep the same in an experiment. |
| Balance | A tool used to measure the amount of matter on an object, which is the object’s mass. |
| Spring Scale | A tool used to measure forces. |
| Dependent Variable | The outcome or response in a study. What you measure or observe. |
| Repeated Observations | Measuring or observing the same thing more than once. |
| Make a Model | The type of investigation used when something is too big, small or complex to study in real life. |