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| Support for the idea that something is true |
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| Things or events that are made using any of the senses or tools |
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| Conclusions or deductions based on observation |
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| The belief that something is true |
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| An ideas a person has that may or may not have basis in fact |
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| To be influenced by an assumption that may or may not be correct |
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| Applying critical thinking to everyday life, particularly to claims related to health, technology, and advertising |
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| Includes finding background information, developing a hypothesis, and devising an experimental process for testing a hypothesis |
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| Attempts to explains what has been observed in a way that can be tested |
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| A series of trials or tests that are done to support or disprove a hypothesis |
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| Factors that might influence the dependent variable |
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| An established reference point used as a standard of comparison |
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| The possible variables have been carefully considered and regulated so the results are due only to the independent variable you are testing |
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| The results of trials or tests, completed during experiments |
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| A decision about the outcome |
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| When several scientists examine the details of an experiment |
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| used to determine the length of an object |
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| Used to measure an objects volume |
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| The space an object occupies |
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| The quantity of matter in something |
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| A tool used by comparing an object of unknown mass with an object of known mass |
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| A single pan and three bars (beams) that are calibrated in grams |
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| Measures mass automatically |
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| A tool that uses lens or a combination of lenses to make an object easier to see |
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| The ability of a microscope to make an object appear larger |
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| Has two ocular eyepiece lenses, one for each eye, and one or more objectives |
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| Compound Light Microscope |
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| Has one ocular lens, at least one objective lens, and a light source |
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| Allows scientists to separate mixtures of large molecules according to size |
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| A technique for separating mixtures of molecules, like gel electrophoresis |
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| Can be used to make cell structures more visible |
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| A substance that changes color when it contacts certain chemicals |
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| Used to sort, name, and/or classify a particular organism. By working through a series of steps organisms are eliminated until the one of interest is finally identified |
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| The examination of preserved speciments |
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