| A | B |
| Life Science | study of living things |
| Scientific Method | series of steps that scientists use to solve problems |
| Observation | any information you gather through your 5 senses |
| Data | information that you write down during an experiment |
| Quantitative Data | data that deals with numbers such as 3mm or 16 jumps |
| Hypothesis | a possible explanation for a problem that can be tested |
| Qualitative Data | data that deals with quality such as gray smoke or smelled like sulfur |
| Controlled Experiment | tests only one factor at a time |
| Control group | what you compare your results to |
| Variable | the factor that changes |
| Conclusion | the answer to the hypothesis |
| Independent Variable | what YOU decide to do differently |
| Dependent Variable | D=D The data you write down (depends on the independent variable) |
| Inference | An interpretation of an observation based on evidence and prior knowledge is a(n) |
| Graph | A picture of the data collected |