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A way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through that process. |
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| The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world. |
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A skill that involves the use of one or more of the senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, and sometimes taste—to gather information and collect data. |
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| The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation. |
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| An interpretation of an observation that is based on evidence or prior knowledge. |
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| A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable. |
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| Any factor that can change in an experiment. |
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| The one factor that a scientist changes to test a hypothesis during an experiment; also called the independent variable. |
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| The factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable in an experiment; also called the dependent variable. |
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| An experiment in which all of the variables except for one remain the same. |
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| A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. |
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