| A | B |
|---|
| Observe | the most direct way of learning about something |
| Infer | a logical deduction based on your observations |
| Classify | to group things based on how they are alike |
| Estimate | to make careful guesses |
| Measure | used to get EXACT and CAREFUL information |
| Predict | to state what you think might happen in the future |
| Hypothesize | to state one possible explanation for some event that happened |
| Record and Organize | important to keep carefull records of observations |
| Analyze | to study the data to look for trends or patterns |
| Variable | a factor or condition that affects a system, event, or process in some way |
| Manipulated Variable | the "thing" in the experiment that is independent and that is intentionally changed |
| Responding Variable | the "thing" in the experiment that depends on the manipulated variable to change itself |
| Control Variable | the "thing" in the experiment that does not change |
