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Science Method
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To Review or analyze, detailed evaluation. | Critique |
| The facts, figures, measurements and other evidence collected in an experiment. | Data |
| An experiment in which all of the variables, except one, remain the same. | Controlled Experiment |
| To arrange or assign to groups based upon their similarities. | Classify |
| Words or terms that describe properties or characteristics of objects. | Attribute |
| To examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, to separate into parts or elements. | Analyze |
| The ONE factor that a scientist changes during an experiment. | Independent or Manipulated Variable (IV or MV) |
| This is an educated guess based upon observation. It is a rational explanation of a single event or phenomenon based upon what is observed, but which has not been proven. | Hypothesis |
| To judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of; assess. | Evaluate |
| A rough or approximate calculation. | Estimate |
| The result or variable that changes during an experiment. | Dependent or Responding Variable (DV or RV) |
| Derived from or guided by experience or experiment, depending upon experience or observation alone, provable or verifiable by experience or experiment. | Empirical |
| A specified series of actions or operations that are executed in the same manner in order to always obtain the same result under the same circumstances. | Procedure |
| To state what you think might happen in the future, based on past experiences and observations. | Predict |
| Consist of receiving knowledge of the outside world through the senses, or the recording of data using scientific instruments. | Observations |
| An example or smaller representation of something to help scientists understand something. | Model |
| The act or process of finding out the amount of something. | Measure |
| Are logical explanations and can be influenced by knowledge, experience, and opinion. They are not final explanations of an observation. Often inferences are revised or made better after omre observations are made. | Inference |
| Is an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon proven bypotheses and verified multiple times by detached groups of researchers. It can be supported, modified or replaced as new evidence appears. | Scientific Theory |
| The international system of measurement used by the majority of the worlds scientists. | SI Units |
| Must be simple, true, universal, and absolute. A statement of fact meant to describe, in clear terms, an action or set of actions, sometimes expressed in terms of a single mathematical equation. They represent the touchstone of scientific discovery. | Scientific Law |
| The many ways in which scientists study the world. | Scientific Inquiry |
| Observations that deal with counting, measuring, and time. A scientist usually prefers this type of observations because they are more precise and accurate. | Quantitative |
| Observations that use all five senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing and smell, to identify qualities and characteristics of what is being observed. | Qualitative |
| Is a system of acquiring knowledge using observations and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena. | Science |
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