| A | B |
|---|
| quantitative observation | observations that can be made in numbers by measurement |
| qualitative obervation | observations that can be made by descriptions based off the five senses |
| problem | a question you are wanting answered |
| hypothesis | a clear statement of what you expect the answer to your question to be |
| science | a way of learning about the natural world |
| Scientific Method | the ways in which scientists answer questions and problems |
| scientist | people who want to know why, how, or even when something happened |
| dependent variable | the response you are testing for in the experiment |
| independent variable | the one factor that yu change on purpose in your experiment |
| procedure | a step-by-step explanation of what you did to complete your experiment |
| bar graph | used to organize data in graph form with bars |
| line graph | used to organize data in graph form with points |
| data | any observations/measurements you make that can be organzied using graphs, tables, charts, etc. |
| data table | used to organize data in table form |
| conclusion | what you learn from your experiment. answered in three separate questions. |
