Science 8A Unit 1: Intro to Science

how close a measurement is to an accepted value

• precision

• accuracy

• variable

• measurement

data that does not fit the general trend of the other data points

• anomalous data

• control data

• dependent data

• accurate data

a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment or prejudice

• hypothesis

• bias

• theory

• law

the process of looking to nature to develop new products

• biomimicry

• experimentation

• scientific method

• bias

problems that limit a technological design

• accuracy

• constraint

• benefit

• solution

factor that can change the outcome of an experiment

• variable

• option

• bias

• opinion

the process of brainstorming many possible solutions to a problem

• targeting

• troubleshooting

• scientific method

• variable

the general direction in which something is changing

• hypothesis

• bias

• trend

• media

the knowledge and processes used to invent things that solve a practical problem and improve the way people live

• science

• technology

• brainstorming

• troubleshooting

a group of connected parts that work together as one to produce a particular result

• experiment

• system

• process

• troubleshooting