Methods of Science

the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations

is the factor you observe or measure during an experiment

a rule that describes a pattern in nature

the internationally accepted system for measurement

a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations

an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations

an interpretation of observations

the factor that you want to test. It is changed by the investigators to observe how it affects a dependent variable

comparing what you already know with information you are given in

order to decide whether you agree with it.

the number of digits in a measurement that you know with a certain degree of reliability