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Scientific Method
Flashcards do conjunto (28)
- 1A systematic way of investigating the natural worldScientific Method
- 2A question that can be answered by conducting an experimentTestable Question
- 3An If…then…statement that can be proven or disproven with an experimentHypothesis
- 4A testExperiment
- 5The information gathered from an experimentData
- 6Observations that include numbers (quantities)Quantitative Data
- 7Observations that describe sights, sounds, smells textures (5 senses)Qualitative Data
- 8Anything in an experiment that can be changedVariable
- 9The ONE variable that is changed on purpose in an experimentIndependent Variable (IV)
- 10What you are measuring in the experimentDependent Variable (DV)
- 11The aspects of an experiment that are kept the same (unchanged), there are many an experimentControlled Variables
- 12This is the group that doesn’t have the independent variable change in the experiment, for example the placebo group in a medical experiment (The group that doesn’t take the medicine but thinks that they are)Control Group
- 13Describe and illustrate (graph/chart), condense and recap, and evaluate dataAnalyze
- 14The items needed to conduct the experimentMaterials
- 15The averageMean
- 16The middle number in a set of dataMedian
- 17The number occurring most often in a set of numbersMode
- 18The highest and lowest numbers in a set of dataRange
- 19The International System of Measurement (Meters, Grams, Liters)Metric System
- 20A Conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoningInference
- 21Prejudice of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another ( cool bean experiment-want to prove your hypothesis)Bias
- 22The result or outcomeConclusion
- 23What you think will happenPrediction
- 24A system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram. Used by all scientists worldwide. The metric systemInternational System of Units
- 25Almost anything created by humans to solve a problem or meet a needTechnology
- 26Thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidenceCritical Thinking
- 27An explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experimentScientific Theory
- 28A rule that describes a pattern in natureScientific Law
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- 6th grade Science FlashCards sobre Scientific Method, criado por Tanqiu Chen em 24-10-2022.
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