EPR3503 terms

Unit 1 - Science and scientific methods

Key Term Definition Link

Analyze means to study
or examine something https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/analy
analyze ze
carefully in a
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Area is the quantity
that expresses the
extent of a two- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area
dimensional figure or
shape or planar lamina,
area in the plane. Surface
area is its analog on the
two-dimensional
surface of a three-
dimensional object.
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https://www.britannica.com/technology/balan
Balance, instrument ce-measuring-instrument
for comparing the
balance weights of two bodies,
(measurement usually for scientific
tool) purposes, to determine
the difference in mass
(or weight).
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A control group in a https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-
scientific experiment is control-group-606107
a group separated from
the rest of the
Control group experiment, where the
independent variable
being tested cannot
influence the results.
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https://www.merriam-
A standard on which a webster.com/dictionary/criterion
judgment or decision
may be based.
criteria

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data
Data is measured,
collected and reported,
data and analyzed,
whereupon it can be
visualized using graphs,
images or other analysis
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The density of a
https://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/le
substance is the
ssonplans/chapter3/lesson1
relationship between
Density the mass of the
substance and how
much space it takes up
(volume).
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https://www.thoughtco.com/independent-
and-dependent-variables-differences-606115
A dependent variable
Dependant is the variable being
variable tested and measured in
a scientific experiment.

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Engineering is the use
of scientific principles
to design and build
machines, structures,
Engineering and other items,
including bridges, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering
tunnels, roads, vehicles,
and buildings.
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https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/evid
ence
Evidence is anything
that can be used to
Evidence prove something

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A test, trial, or tentative https://www.dictionary.com/browse/experim

procedure; an act or ent?s=t
operation for the
purpose of discovering
Experiment
something unknown or
of testing a principle,
supposition, etc.
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A fair test is a test
which controls all but https://www.twinkl.co.uk/teaching-wiki/fair-
one variable when test
Fair test
attempting to answer a
scientific question.
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https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/hypo
thesis
In science, a hypothesis
is an idea or
Hypothesis explanation that you
then test through study
and experimentation.
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https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-
independent-variable-605238

Independent The independent

variable variable is the factor
that you purposely
change or control to see
what effect it has.
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Infer (v)

Infer When you infer https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/en

something, you read glish/inference
between the lines. To
infer is to make a well
informed guess

Inference (n)A guess

Inference (n) that you make or an
opinion that you form
based on the
information that you
have. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/infer
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Scientific investigation https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-

is the way in which scientific-investigation-definition-steps-
scientists and examples.html
Scientific researchers use a
investigation systematic approach to
answer questions about
the world around us.
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Length is a measure of
distance. In the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length
International System of
Length Quantities, length is
any quantity with
dimension distance.
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https://www.chemicool.com/definition/mass.
Mass is a measure of html
the amount of matter in
an object. Mass is
Mass usually measured in
grams (g) or kilograms
(kg)

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https://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/measure
an amount or degree of
something. : something
Measure (v) (such as a cup or a
ruler) that is used to
measure things.

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Metric system a decimal system of https://www.merriam-

weights and measures webster.com/dictionary/metric%20system
based on the meter and
on the kilogram.

Microscopy is the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscope

science of investigating
Microscope small objects and
structures using such an
instrument.
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To model something is
to show it off.
comes from the Latin https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/mod
Model word modulus, meaning el
“measure,” or
“standard.”
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https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary
/english/observation
Observation is the
action or process of
Observation carefully watching
someone or something.
Using 5 senses .

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https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/opini
An opinion is a belief on
or attitude about
Opinion something that isn't
necessarily based on
facts.
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prediction is a https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pred
statement about the iction
future. It's a guess,
Prediction sometimes based on
facts or evidence, but
not always.
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https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary
/english/science
Science is the study of
the nature and behavior
Science of natural things and the
knowledge that we
obtain about them.

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Science and teaching http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/images/s
students about ec6.processskills.pdf
science means more
than scientific
knowledge.

Basic Science Process

Skills: Observing -
using your senses to
gather information
Science process about an object or
skill event. ... Inferring -
formulating
assumptions or possible
explanations based
upon observations.
Classifying - grouping
or ordering objects or
events into categories
based upon
characteristics or
defined criteria
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Is the description of an
observed phenomenon. https://www.livescience.com/21457-what-is-
Scientific law It doesn't explain why a-law-in-science-definition-of-scientific-
the phenomenon exists law.html
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Definition of scientific
method. : principles and
procedures for the
Scientific method https://www.merriam-
systematic pursuit of
knowledge involving webster.com/dictionary/scientific%20method
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formulation of a
problem, the collection
of data through
observation and
experiment, and the
formulation and testing
of hypotheses.

A coherent group of
propositions formulated
to explain a group of
facts or phenomena in https://www.dictionary.com/browse/scientifi
Scientific theory c-theory?s=t
the natural world and
repeatedly confirmed
through experiment or
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_scale
A spring scale or
spring balance or
newton meter is a type
of mechanical force
spring scale (Tool) gauge or weighing
scale.
A spring scale cannot
measure mass, only
weight.
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Technology refers to https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary
methods, systems, and /english/technology
devices which are the
Technology result of scientific
knowledge being used
for practical purposes.
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A single thing or https://www.dictionary.com/browse/unit?s=t
Unit
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Apt or liable to vary or https://www.dictionary.com/browse/variable

Variable change ?s=t
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The amount of space,
measured in cubic units, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/volume
that an object or ?s=t
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