Unit 1 Vocabulary by Samantha Wallace https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-09-01 04:19:38 UTC 2025-05-02 01:47:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Scientific Inquiry 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184134592 Refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather. (Textbook)

]]> 2017-09-01 04:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184134592 Inference 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184135617 A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
(https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/inference)]]> 2017-09-01 04:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184135617 Observation 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136113 Using one or more senses to gather information. (My Notebook)]]> 2017-09-01 04:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136113 Hypothesis 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136300 A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/hypothesis]]> 2017-09-01 04:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136300 Independent Variable (Manipulated) 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136580 A variable (often denoted by x) whose variation does not depend on that of another. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/independent_variable)
Basically, a variable that can be changed.
]]> 2017-09-01 04:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136580 Dependent Variable (Responding) 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136918 A variable (often denoted by y) whose value depends on that of another. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dependent_variable)
Basically, a variable that cannot be changed.]]> 2017-09-01 04:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184136918 Controlled Experiment 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137074 A complex experiment including one or more control experiments or blank determinations along with the actual experimental tests (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controlled%20experiment]]> 2017-09-01 05:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137074 SI System (International System of Units) 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137333 A system of physical units (SI units) based on the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole, together with a set of prefixes to indicate multiplication or division by a power of ten. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/international_system_of_units]]> 2017-09-01 05:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137333 Mass 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137573 A large body of matter with no definite shape. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mass)]]> 2017-09-01 05:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137573 Volume 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137670 The amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/volume]]> 2017-09-01 05:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137670 Density 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137801 The quantity of mass per unit volume of a substance. (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/density)]]> 2017-09-01 05:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137801 Triple Beam Balance 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137916 A triple beam balance is a really useful piece of laboratory equipment that you can use to find the mass of an object. (http://study.com/academy/lesson/triple-beam-balance-definition-use.html)]]> 2017-09-01 05:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184137916 Graduated Cylinder 12wallaces https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184173504 A tall narrow container with a volume scale used especially for measuring liquids. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graduated%20cylinder]]> 2017-09-01 11:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/12wallaces/imjr2miug2ku/wish/184173504