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Hooks-SciMeth
6th grade science
Question | Answer |
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bits of information gathered with your senses | observations |
a statement that can be tested -usually written as an IF-THEN statement | hypothesis |
trial of an experiment where everything is kept "normal" so that it can be used for comparison to other trials of the experiment | control |
explanations or judgements of observations that we make using our prior knowledge | inferences |
step-by-step process of problem solving | scientific method |
the factor being measured in an experiment - the result | dependent variable |
process of trying to understand the world | science |
factors kept the same during an experiment to make the experiment a "fair" test | constants |
the factor you change in an experiment | independent variable |
question you don't know the answer to | scientific problem |
scientists do MANY of these to make sure they have the most accurate results possible | trials |
What you are trying to understand or solve | a problem |
data that has to do with NUMBERS | quantitative data |
data that has to do with observations and can NOT be counted | qualitative data |
a summary of what was learned from data that was measured and recorded in an experiment | make conclusions |
1-question/problem 2-hypothesis 3-experiment/observe/collect data 4-analyze results 5-make conclusions | steps of the scientific method |