Methods of Science Vocabulary

the practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use

• science
• hypothesis
• technology
• prediction

a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience

• inference
• science
• explanation
• scientific law

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

• technology
• observation
• description
• science

the internationally accepted system for measurement

• significant digits
• International System of Units
• scientific law
• explanation

an interpretation of observations

• explanation
• description
• science
• scientific theory

any factor that can have more than one value

• variable
• dependent variable
• hypothesis
• critical thinking

comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it

• hypothesis
• critical thinking
• prediction
• science

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

• scientific law
• observation
• scientific theory
• description

the number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability

• hypothesis
• independent variable
• significant digits
• explanation

the factor an investigator observes or measures during an experiment

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• scientific law
• scientific theory