EPR3503 terms

Unit 1 - Science and scientific methods

Key Term Definition Link

 to study something in  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
analyze
1 a systematic and careful way g/dictionary/english/analyze
 a particular part of a place, piece of land,  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
area
2 or country g/dictionary/english/analyze
balance  Is comparing the weights of two bodies,  https://www.britannica.com/te
(measureme usually for scientific purposes, to determine chnology/balance-measuring-
3 nt tool) the difference in mass (or weight). instrument
1- a group of people who are used
for comparing another group to in  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
a test or experiment g/dictionary/english/analyze
Control
2- the group in an experiment or study
group
that does not receive treatment by
the researchers and is then used as a https://www.yourdictionary.com
benchmark to measure how the other /control-group
4 tested subjects do.
 a principle or standard by which something
may be judged or decided.
criteria
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule
or principle for evaluating or testing https://www.dictionary.com/bro
5 something. wse/criteria
 is defined as facts or figures, or information
that's stored in or used by a computer.
 https://www.yourdictionary.co
information, especially facts or numbers, col m/data
data
lected to be examined and considered and
used to help decision-making,
or information in an electronic form that https://dictionary.cambridge.org
6 can be stored and used by a computer /dictionary/english/data
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the number of people or things in g/dictionary/english/density?
Density
a place when compared with the size of q=Density
7 the place
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 a number or amount whose value depends 
dependent on the value of another element in the  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
variable same mathematical expression (= group of s g/dictionary/english/dependent-
8 ymbols representing an amount or idea) variable
 the work of an engineer, or the study of  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
engineering
9 this work g/dictionary/english/engineering
 one or more reasons for believing that  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
evidence
10 something is or is not true. g/dictionary/english/evidence
 a test done in order to learn something or  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
experiment
11 to discover if something works or is true. g/dictionary/english/experiment
 is a controlled investigation carried out to  https://www.theschoolrun.com
fair test
12 answer a scientific question. /what-is-a-fair-test
 an idea or explanation for something that
hypothesis is based on known facts but has  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
13 not yet been proved g/dictionary/english/hypothesis
 a number or amount whose value does
not depend on the value of
another element in the  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
independen same mathematical expression (= group of s g/dictionary/english/independen
14 t variable ymbols representing an amount or idea) t-variable
to form an opinion or guess that something
is true because of the information that you
have
Infer (v)  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
15 inference (n) g/dictionary/english/inference
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helves/Introductory_and_Gener
scientific al_Biology/Book
investigatio %3A_Introductory_Biology_(CK-
n 12)/1%3A_Introduction_to_Biol
is a plan for asking questions and testing ogy/1.1%3A_Scientific_Investiga
16 possible answers. tion
 the measurement of something from end  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
17 length to end or along its longest side. g/dictionary/english/length
18 mass  having an effect on  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
or involving a large number of people or for g/dictionary/english/mass?
ming a  q=mass++++++
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large amount.
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measure (v)  to discover the exact size or amount of g/dictionary/english/measure?
19 something. q=measure+
 the system of measurement based on
the meter, the gram, and the liter as
metric the basic units of length, weight,
system  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
and volume.
g/dictionary/english/metric-
20 system
 a device that uses lenses to make
microscope very small objects look larger, so that they  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
21 can be scientifically examined and studied. g/dictionary/english/microscope
 something that a copy can be based on  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
Model because it is g/dictionary/english/model?
22 an extremely good example of its type. q=Model
 the act of observing something or  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
observation
23 someone. g/dictionary/english/observation
 a thought or belief about something or  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
opinion
24 someone. g/dictionary/english/opinion
 a statement about what  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
prediction
25 you think will happen in the future. g/dictionary/english/prediction
 (knowledge from) the careful study of
the structure and behaviour of
the physical world, especially by watching, 
science
measuring, and doing experiments, and
the development of theories to describe the   https://dictionary.cambridge.or
26 results of these activities. g/dictionary/english/science
 That include observing, classifying,  http://static.nsta.org/connectio
science
measuring, inferring, predicting and ns/elementaryschool/200712Tor
process skill
27 communicating. resHandoutParentNSTAConn.pdf
  is a generalized rule to explain a body of
Scientific
observations in the form of a verbal or  https://www.thoughtco.com/de
law
28 mathematical statement. finition-of-scientific-law-605643
29 Scientific   is defined as a method of research in which  https://www.ducksters.com/sci
method a problem is identified, relevant data is ence/scientificmethod.php
gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from
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this data, and the hypothesis is empirically

tested.
  is a well-substantiated explanation of some
aspect of the natural world, based on a
scientific
body of facts that have been repeatedly
theory
confirmed through observation and  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc
30 experiment. ientific_theory
spring scale   a balance that measure weight by the tensi  https://www.thefreedictionary.
31 (Tool) on on a helical spring com/spring+scale
 (the study and knowledge of)
technology the practical, especially industrial, use  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
32 of scientific discoveries. g/dictionary/english/technology
 a single thing or a separate part of  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
Unit
33 something larger. g/dictionary/english/unit
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variable g/dictionary/english/variable?
34  likely to change often. q=variable++++
 the amount of space that  https://dictionary.cambridge.or
35 Volume is contained within an object or solid shape. g/dictionary/english/volume