Question | Answer |
What are common processes that scientists use | questioning
experimentation
field studies
long -term observations
surveys
sharing their findings
literature |
What word describes science | loopy |
what are the two types of expirements | investigate relationships or effect
determine specific value |
what type of experiment needs a hypothesis | investigate relationships or effect |
what type of experiment needs a number | determine specific value |
what is the independent variable | controlled by you |
what is the dependent variable | you measure or observe |
what are constant | things that stay the same |
predication | just predicts |
hypothesis | attempts to explain why you made that prediction |
what is precise mean | consistent |
what does accurate mean | consistent and correct |
what is a theory | describes why something occurred |
what is a law | describes what happened |
can a theory become a law | no |
qualitative observation | description |
quantitative | measurments |
clear | see through |
cloudy | parts are see through |
opaque | cant be seen at all |
gathering background infomation | you put information together to solve your problem or answer your questions |
what will background information contain | definitions, relationships, equations |
what do you need to have in your lab | hypotheisis
procedure
material list
safety concerns
conclusion
communicate with others |
conclusion should have | restate the purpose
hypothesis- supported or not
suggest possible error |