WorksheetsCER, CCC, & Basic Science Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the term for numerical and measurable data?
quantitative data
ordinal data
categorical data
qualitative data
What is the term for data that is descriptive and uses words?
What is a statement about phenomena that starts with the sentence, "I believe..."?
hypothesis
opinion
claim
theory
What is the information used to support or prove a claim?
What is the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim?
What is the term for the search for information and explanation, often focusing on specific questions?
research
analysis
inquiry
investigation
What is the term for "thinking about your thinking"?
Contemplation
Introspection
Reflection
Metacognition
What can be observed by anyone and studied at any level?
Phenomena
Chemical reactions
Human behavior
Weather patterns
What is the process of using observations to guide the organization, classification, and prompt questions about relationships and factors that cause various patterns, as well as making predictions?
data analysis
hypothesis testing
patterns
scientific inquiry
What is the process of investigating and explaining relationships that can be tested and used to predict and explain events in new ways?
Cause & effect
data analysis
hypothesis testing
experimental design
What is the observation of time, space, and energy phenomena using different-sized scales, proportional relationships, and mathematical equations to investigate and make predictions?
planets
chemistry
physics
scale, proportion, quantity
What occurs when objects interact with other objects? This can be very complex!
System Integration
System Collaboration
System & System Model
System Communication
What is the term for using models and systems, where their functionality depends on the shape, composition, and relationship among its parts?
Systems Thinking
Structural Design
Structural Analysis
Structure & Function
What is the vocabulary used for the transfer that makes an object move? It makes things happen!
force
momentum
power
energy
With energy, _________ can be organized and reorganized! An example is wood burning to fire, changing to soot and smoke.
Claim
Evidence
Energy
Matter
This is observed in systems by examining changes over time, scale, and the hypothetical 'What if...' scenarios along with their consequential reactions.
Stability thinking
Change thinking
Stability & Change
Reductive thinking
This type of variable stays the same, but is the item that is manipulated (cause) to see a result...
control group
Dependent variable (DV)
Independent variable (IV)
This type of variable uses the measured (quantitative data) or observed (qualitative data) outcome of an investigation (effect).
dependent variable
control group
independent variable
constant
These are the factors that are kept the same to ensure a fair test...
Dependent variables (DV)
Independent variables (IV)
Constants
Control
What is the term for an uninvestigated or "normal" group that is used for comparison with the dependent variables?
Independent variable (IV)
Dependent variable (DV)
Control group
Experimental group
