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Methods of science

TermDefinition
Evaluating Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion
Information Explaining or interpreting objections
Investigating Studying or researching a subject to discover facts or to reveal new information
Models Complex objects miniature recreation
Observing Use one or more of your senses to gather information
Ethics Reflect to rules and are 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 Scientists contribute to scientific knowledge by conducting investigations, researching, collecting data and drawing conclusions
Scientific law Describes, but does not explain, and observed pattern in nature
Scientific theory A well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. It can change if new evidence
Mean Average of your 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 the most often
Range Different between the largest and smallest data -subtract the smallest form the largest
Constraints Limitations: Money and time
Criteria Criteria are the factors that must be met or accomplished by the solution in order to be successful
Prototype A working model of the solution
Graphs Line:data over time Bar:comparing
Qualitative Describing things with a number
Quantitative Describing things by their characters
Independent variables Factor that you change in an experiment
Dependent variables Factors that is measured
Jupiter The Great Red Spot Gatlilean moons Largest plant
Saturn Most complex ring lest dents plant it will float tintion largest moon
Neptune Longest period of revolution swirling storm
Uranus Rotation 90 degrees So rotates like a ball
Gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Galilean moon First described around Jupiter Io, Europa, Ganymede, callisto
Dwarf planet Pluto was the first Ceres in the asteroid belt Same has planets but not larger then neighbors.
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