Vocabulary Vocabulary Strategy #1:Strategy #1:Flash CardsFlash Cards

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Definition of word /

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Word

Science

• From the Latin word scire, which means “to know”.

Fact

• Truths about nature, supported by observations, experimentation and data.

Theory

• The most logical explanation for events that occur in nature.– Facts become theories once proven

to be right again and again.

Law

• States that a particular event will always occur if certain conditions are met.– Theories become laws after surviving

many tests.

Experiment

• The process used to solve a problem, test an idea, or demonstrate a known truth.

Purpose

• A sentence that describes what you will be doing in this experiment.– Example: The purpose of this

experiment is to…

Variables

• Anything that can be changed or measured in an experiment.– For example: Independent,

Dependent, and Control Variables

Independent Variable (IV)

• The single condition that will be changed in an experiment.

Dependent Variable (DV)

• The condition that will be measured in an experiment.

Control Variable (CV)

• The baseline for the experiment, it allows you to see how the variables affect the experiment.

Constants

• The conditions that are kept the same (unchangeable) in an experiment.

Investigative Question

• A question that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment.– Contains the Independent and

Dependent Variables!!

Hypothesis

• An educated guess as to what you think will happen during the experiment.