Fast & Curious 1

The gathering of information by using 1 or more of our 5 senses

• Observation
• Inference

An explanation for an observation that has been made

• Observation
• Inference

Observations that "describe" what we observe

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

Observations that "measure" what we observe

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

Observations that can be precisely and objectively compared

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

Observation or Inference? The grass is wet on the lawn.

• Observation
• Inference

Observation or Inference? The fire alarm is going off in the school because a student pulled it.

• Observation
• Inference

Observation or Inference? A student is sitting in the principals's office.

• Observation
• Inference

The factor of the experiment that is purposely changed

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Constant Variable

The variable that is expected to change in response to the independent variable

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Constant Variable