Technology - using science to make useful things Independent variable - manipulated variable - controlled by the scientist - graphed on the x-axisĭependent variable - responding variable - measured by the scientist - graphed on the y-axis Scientific law - facts or a process well documented and understood in science Scientific method - the logical process or series of steps by which scientist gather and verify information Hypothesis - an educated guess or prediction that can be tested in science Theory - a well supported explanation in science in which some aspects are still not fully understood Inference - logical process by which new statements are derived from known and observed facts may or may not be trueĪnalysis - using math to make meaning of the dataĬontrolled variables - keeping all the other variables the same except the independent variableĬontrol - having a treatment in which nothing was done as a comparison for other treatments in an experimentĬonclusion - a statement about your discoveries in the experiment Qualitative observation - describe with one or more of your senses using the qualities of something like color senses may be enhanced with specialized instruments Quantitative observation - use numbers or measurements to describe with one or more of your senses senses may be enhanced with specialized instruments Science - "the search for knowledge", the systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation science is dynamic - in a state of change as new discoveries are made
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