Scientific Behavior

A standardized information sheet for a substance; includes information about health risks, safe disposal and clean up of spills, and environmental risks

Occurs when existing schemas cannot be applied to new objects or situations, and must therefore be adapted and revised

A summary of the results of an experiment; states whether the initial hypothesis was rejected or supported

And informed prediction (made based on previous observations) for a phenomenon. Should be testable

A set of different values which are close to one another

A standard system a measurement based on Powers a 10.

A group of specimens in an experiment to which a change is made; receives experimental treatment

A visual representation of data which shows change over time or in response to a manipulated variable

Type of nonexperimental investigation in which the researcher and makes observations before and after the application of a treatment or question

Student store new information and relate it to what they already know and understand about the world

An English naturalist who developed the idea of natural selection in theory of evolution these ideas were published in the book On the Origin of Species

A proposed exclamation for a phenomenon which may not be testable (Darwin’s Theory of Evolution)

Activities and allow students to participate in the scientific method with little guidance from the teacher

A series of experiments in which the results lwad to more possible hypotheses and subsequently more testing

A plot that splits each data values into a “leaf” (usually the last digit) and a “stem” (the other digits). Stemplots are used for smaller sets of quantitative data you can easily identify outliers, data clusters, or gaps on the stemplot.

the unit for ditance in the metric system

Deviation or variation of the value from the correct or expected value to allow for error and equipment or calculations

Quetions that lead to a deeper understaing by arousing curiosity and interest

A visual representation of data which compares frequencies of different numeral intervals

A graph that uses docs to show the frequency counts of a group of data that plots are used for small sets of quantitative data. You can easily identify the mode, the shape or skew of the graph, and potential outliers on a dot plot.

Data which is described rather than measured

Wave the air toward the face. The safe way to smell a test tube

The basic metric unit of mass

A research method in which conditions are not carefully controlled; the scientist may study and independent and/or dependent variable, but does not control the other factors in the investigation