unit 1 vocabulary by Marie Sheets https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2 Made with big dreams en-us 2017-09-04 02:18:40 UTC 2023-12-19 16:24:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Scientific Inquiry 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184456743 The ongoing process of discovery in science. The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather.
***textbook page 13]]> 2017-09-04 02:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184456743 Inference 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184458255 A conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence.
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]]> 2017-09-04 02:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184458255 Observation 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184458928 The process of using one or more of your senses to gather information.
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]]> 2017-09-04 02:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184458928 Hypothesis 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184459090 A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.
***textbook page 15]]> 2017-09-04 02:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184459090 Independent Variable 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184459305 The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.
***textbook page 16]]> 2017-09-04 02:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184459305 Dependent Variable 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184459940 The factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated, or independent, variable in an experiment.
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]]> 2017-09-04 02:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184459940 Controlled Experiment 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460248 An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
***textbook page 17]]> 2017-09-04 02:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460248 SI System 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460414 A version of the metric system used by scientists all over the world.
***textbook page 45]]> 2017-09-04 02:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460414 Mass 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460530 A measure of the amount of matter an object contains.
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***textbook page 52]]> 2017-09-04 03:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460702 Triple Beam Balance 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460802 The triple beam balance is used to measure masses very precisely.
https://www.physics.smu.edu/~scalise/apparatus/triplebeam/]]> 2017-09-04 03:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184460802 Graduated Cylinder 12sheetsm https://padlet.com/12sheetsm/3sgwbqzz0oi2/wish/184461053 a tall narrow container with a volume scale used especially for measuring liquids.
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