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objects or ideas that represent other things; they help us to understand objects or ideas that are too small or too big to see with our eyes
investigation
model
experiment
research
a procedure carried out to carefully observe the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results; to study or test something in order to learn more about it,
model
investigation
experiment
replication
a procedure of steps carried out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis/answer a question
model
investigation
experiment
research
when a scientist (student) conducts the same experiment as another scientist in order to verify their results, when the same results are collected, regardless of who is conducting the experiment
replication
repitition
trials
accuracy
conducting the exact same experiment over and over and over again
replication
repetition
trials
accuracy
multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation
replication
repetition
trials
accuracy
the measure of how close the result is to the actual value when taking measurements or recording observations
repition
replication
trials
accuracy
information/measurements that are collected from an observation, experiment or investigation; scientists analyze and record this information in order to draw conclusions
evidence
control group
variables
constant
the portion of an experiment that you do NOTHING to; it serves as a comparison to the experimental group; it is what you will use to compare to the other lab outcomes
evidence
control group
variable
constant
any factor in an experiment that can be changed in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.
evidence
control group
variable
constant
a factor that is not changed in an experiment; all the parts that stay the same to keep the experiment fair and consistent
variable
control group
constant
evidence
a belief or judgement; what someone thinks/feels about a particular thing
constant
opinion
testable
observation
using your 5 senses and/or scientific instruments to collect information about the natural world
opinion
observation
testable
valid
a term used to describe a question that can be answered through an experiment or observation
opinion
observation
testable
valid
a term used to describe the certainty of data or results of an investigation or experiment;
opinion
observation
testable
valid
to state what you think will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation
predict
data
analyze
conclusion
measurements or observations collected and recorded in an experiment or investigation
predict
data
analyze
conclusion
to examine methodically (piece by piece) by separating into parts and studying how they are interrelated
predict
data
analyze
conclusion
a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based upon observations and data
predict
data
analyze
conclusion