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| analyze | to examine in detail so as to determine the nature or tendencies of (proportion, function, interrelationship) |
| balance scale | instrument used to measure the mass |
| bar graphs | used to show data collected one time |
| cause/effect relationship | explains why something happens and the effect is the description of what happened. |
| classification | the process of identifying and sorting objects or ideas into categories. |
| classification key | lists choices describing characteristics of organisms |
| compare/contrast relationship | is looking at what is the same and what is different between two things. |
| conclusion | a judgment or opinion, an outcome |
| constants | things that must be kept the same during an experiment |
| data | collected information |
| dependent variable | the factors or conditions that change/respond to changes in the independent variable |
| engineering practices | the application of scientific discoveries to solve problems |
| evaluating | to determine the significance, worth, or condition |
| experiment | a scientific test which is done in order to discover what happens to something in particular conditions. |
| graduated cylinder | an instrument used to measure the volume of liquids, chemicals or solutions. |
| gram | basic unit of mass in the metric system |
| hypothesis | a testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables or a proposed explanation for some observed phenomenon. |
| independent variable | this is what the scientist changes during the experiment |
| inference | conclusions generated by using prior knowledge and experience |
| interpreting | explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions). |
| line graphs | used to show data collected over a period of time |
| liter | a metric unit of capacity |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter contained in a physical body; mass is independent of gravity and is therefore different from weight |
| measure | to find the size, distance, time, volume, area, mass, weight, or temperature of an object or event |
| metric system | the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass |
| meter | a unit of length in the metric system. |
| model | something that represents an object or event; includes diagrams |
| natural phenomena | are those things that occur without human input |
| observation | using the senses to collect information about the environment |
| organism | an individual form of life, such as bacterium, fungus, plant, or animal, that is capable of growing and reproducing. |
| outcome(s) | a final product or end result; consequence; issue |
| pattern(s) | things that repeat in a logical way |
| prediction | an educated guess; what one believes will happen |
| problem | any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty. a question proposed for solution or discussion. |
| qualitative data | having to do with qualities or characteristics |
| quantitative data | having to do with numbers/amounts |
| questions | an expression often used to test knowledge |
| scientific method | provides a systematic model for engaging children in observation, questioning, predicting, experimenting, summarizing, and sharing results. |
| tape measure | a flexible tool used for measuring length. |
| thermometer | an instrument that measures temperature |
| trend | to have a general direction or tendency |
| variable | a factor or condition that is subject to change |
| volume | the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space |
