Unit Vocabulary
1. Observing: When you use one or more of your five senses to gather information about the world.
2. Inferring: When you interpret an observation.
3. Hypothesis: A possible explanation for a set of observations, or an answer to a scientific question.
4. Variable: Any factor that can change in an experiment.
5. Independent Variable (Manipulated): The factor that "I" [you] change.
6. Dependent Variable (Responding): The factor that changes as a result. (It's the factor that I'm looking for, measuring or observing as a result of the change I made).
7. Controlled Experiment: An experiment in which all factors except one are kept constant (the variables that are kept constant & unchanged are called the controlled variables).
8. Data: The observations and measurements you make in an experiment. (There are two types of observations - qualitative [based on 5 senses] and quantitative [based on numbers]. Click here to learn more.)
9. Conclusion: A statement that sums up what you learned from an experiment. (To learn more about what a conclusion looks like for this class - click here).
10. Evidence: Data & facts collected during an experiment
11. Quantitative Observation:
12. Qualitative Observation:
13. Theory:
2. Inferring: When you interpret an observation.
3. Hypothesis: A possible explanation for a set of observations, or an answer to a scientific question.
4. Variable: Any factor that can change in an experiment.
5. Independent Variable (Manipulated): The factor that "I" [you] change.
6. Dependent Variable (Responding): The factor that changes as a result. (It's the factor that I'm looking for, measuring or observing as a result of the change I made).
7. Controlled Experiment: An experiment in which all factors except one are kept constant (the variables that are kept constant & unchanged are called the controlled variables).
8. Data: The observations and measurements you make in an experiment. (There are two types of observations - qualitative [based on 5 senses] and quantitative [based on numbers]. Click here to learn more.)
9. Conclusion: A statement that sums up what you learned from an experiment. (To learn more about what a conclusion looks like for this class - click here).
10. Evidence: Data & facts collected during an experiment
11. Quantitative Observation:
12. Qualitative Observation:
13. Theory: