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| the one factor you change or test in an experiment; the cause; also caused test variable; manipulated variable |
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| an assumption or conclusion you can make about an observation. can be proven correct or incorrect with further investigation. |
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| then end of an experiment. tells whether the hypothesis is "supported" or "not supported" |
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| type of investigation were scientists try to gather data about an event without interfering. |
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| a scientific investigation where surveys or interviews are used. |
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| what you measure in an experiment to see if the change had an effect; the outcome variable; the responding variable; |
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| data that can be gathered through your senses; facts only |
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| the reason for doing an experiment, the question to be investigated |
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| the process of trying to understand the world around us through exploration, invention, and problem solving |
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| an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated/changed at the time |
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| measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume; |
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| measurement of the pull of gravity; can change depending on location |
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| to determine the dimensions, quantity or capacity of an object |
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| data analysis or interpreting the data |
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| studying the data of an investigation or experiment and looking for trends or patterns in the data or graph to see if the change had an effect. |
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| control or controlled group |
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| the standard use for comparison in a controlled experiment |
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| to make a statement ahead of time of what you think will happen based on information or experiment |
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| procedure or part of experimental design |
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| the steps you plan to take in a experiment or investigation |
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| grouping items together that are alike in some way |
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| all the ways scientific problems can be solved; diverse ways scientific study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather |
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| a possible answer to a scientific question that is stated in measurable terms |
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| amount of matter in an object; does not change with your location |
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| all the ways scientific problems can be solved; diverse ways scientific study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather |
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| the result of your experimentation that you usually record on a chart and then make a graph |
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| qualitative observations or qualitative data |
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| descriptions that cannot be expressed using numbers, but instead describe with words |
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| quantitative observations or quantitative data |
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| describes using numbers or amounts |
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| looking back over an investigation or experiment to see if there were mistakes, biases, or flaws in the design; to reflect on how well the experiment worked; asking yourself if anyone could replicate this experiment and get the same results |
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| amount of space an object occupies |
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| all of the factors that can affect an experiment |
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| controlled variables/constants |
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| all of the factors in an experiment that must stay the same so that you can find out if the change had an effect |
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| rules that enable people to know right from wrong |
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| persona opinion; slanted toward one's opinion |
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| when a person's likes or dislikes influence he or she thinks about something |
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| when the culture in which a person grows up affects the way that person thinks |
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| controlled variables/constants |
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| all of the factors in an experiment that must stay the same so that you can find out if the change had an effect |
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| a mistake in the design of an investigation that makes a certain result more likely |
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| set of standards developed to explain a group of facts or evens |
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| a statement that describes unchangeable relationships among facts and events and tells how something in nature always behaves under certain conditions |
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