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Method of science

TermDefinition
Evaluating Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion
Inferring Explaining or interpreting observations
Investigating Studying or researching a subject to discover facts or to reveal new information
Models Creating representation of complex objects or processes
Observing Using one or more of your senses to gather information
Predicting A statement of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
Ethics Rules for knowing right from wrong
Skeptical Having doubts about things based on past experiences and evidence
Bias Likes or dislikes of people ideas or things
Scientific inquiry/ method Scientists contribute to scientific knowledge by conducting investigations research collected data and drawing conclusions
Hypothesis A possible answer to scientific question that can be tested
Scientific law Descries but does not explain an observed pattern in nature
Scientific theory A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observation or experimental results it can change if new evidence is found
Criteria Factors that must be met or accomplished by the solution in order to be successful
Constraints Limitations/ money and time
Prototype Working model of the station
Mean Average of data add the data and divide by the number of numbers in the set
Median Middle number when put in numerical order
Mode The data that shows up most often
Range Different between the largest and smallest data -subtract the smallest from the largest
Independent variable The factor that you changed in an experiment
Dependent variable The factor that is measured in an experiment
Opinion Personal feelings that cannot be proven or tested by science
qualitative description Describing objects by their characteristics
Quantitative description Describing objects with a number
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