Term | Definition |
Variable | anything in an experiment that can be changed |
Model | tools that scientists use to explain patterns they observe in the world |
Question | something that can be proven or disproven by experimentation |
Data | facts in the form of measurements or observations that can be collected for analysis |
Explanation | a proposal or idea that is subject to modification in light of new evidence. |
Argument | a statement based on result obtained in an experiment that followed accepted scientific practices |
Investigation | a systematic approach used to answer questions about the world |
Observation | the sensing and recording of information using scientific tools and instruments |
Property | a characteristics or attribute that something has such as height, weight, color, texture, odor, and more. |
Claim | a statement or prediction that can be proven or disproves by evedince |
Evidence | data that proves or disproves a claim |
Reliable | dependable, gives the same outcome or result every time |
Measurment | the process of using a tool to assign a number to an attribute such as hight, and more |
Quantitative Data | data that recorders a measurement of something being studied in numbers, such as length, amount, mass, and more |
Qualitative Data | data that recorders the qualities of something being studied in words such as color, texture, odor, and more |