Scientific law
a rule that describes a pattern in nature that is always true
Critical thinking
Comparing what you already know with the information you given in order to decide whether you agree with it
Science
The investigation exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations
Observation
Using one or more of your senses to gather information and take notes of what occurs
Inference
A logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience
Hypothesis
A possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations
Prediction
A statement of what will happen next in sequence of events
Technology
Practical use of scientific knowledge especially for industrial or commercial use
Scientific theory
An explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations
Description
Spoken or written summary of observations
International system of units
Internationally accepted system for measurement s
Accuracy
Description of how close measurement is to an accepted or true value
Precise
Description of how similar or close measurements are to each other
Significant digits
Are the number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability
Variable
Any factor in on experiment that can have more than one value
dependent variable
The factor measured or deserved during an experiment
independent variable
The factor that you want to test it is change by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable
Constants
The factors in an experiment that remains the same