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Scientific Terms. Vocabulary . Data. * Latin: something given *Sentence: _ Information ___ that answers can be _ drawn from __. *Write an easier definition: Example: Graph, chart, or table to draw a conclusion. Evidence. *Old French: clearness *Sentence: It is your _ proof _.
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Scientific Terms Vocabulary
Data *Latin: something given *Sentence: _Information___ that answers can be _drawn from__. *Write an easier definition: Example: Graph, chart, or table to draw a conclusion.
Evidence *Old French: clearness *Sentence: It is your _proof_.
Fact • Sentence: It is _true____or __real .
Inference • Infer: to bring into • Ence: the action of • Sentence: To think you know the __answer______even if you __don’t______have all the__facts_. • To _think__what you _know___.
Investigate • Latin: To Trace • Sentence: To __explore_or solve a _problem_.
Observation • Latin: To watch • Sentence: You are using your __five___senses: see,hear,taste,feel,smell.
Types of Observations: Quantitative (quantity): Observations that include numbers (#) or is measureable. Example: 4 marbles or 3 meters long Qualitative: Describe the object. Examples: Red flowers
Opinion • Latin: Belief • What you _think___….it may be _true_…it may not be _true_!
Prediction • Prefix Pre: Before • Sentence: To __guess_whatthe _answer_will be.
Trade-off Sentence: The _trade___of _one__thing for __another__.