E.S.-1.1.3-The practice of science
pseudoscience
a belief or activity that closely resembles science bust does not follow the principles of the scientific method
observation
a collection or noticing of information about something
scientific theory
a hypothesis or set of hypotheses that is supported by experimentation and repeated many times to become part of what is considered a very solid explanation in scientific literature
scientific process
a process of observation, experimentation, and peer review that results in new scientific knowledge
predicition
a statement explaining that if the hypothesis is true, than observations that agree with the hypothesis will be made in an experiment
conclusion
a statement or set of statements considered to be the answer to a question
hypothesis
a statement that describes the expected results of an experiment
question
an expression of uncertainty about something
empirical
based on observations from experiments rather than on theory
reliable
can be trusted
accurate
describes how close a measurement comes to the true value
data
pieces of collected information
peer review
teh process of criticizing a scientific study, especially by the scientific community
scientific method
the five steps of the scientific process designed to answer scientific questions
control group
the group that doesn't experience the test in the experiment
experimental group
the group that experiences the test in the experiment
experiment
the step in the scientific process that consists of tests to find out if a hypothesis can be supported
analyze
to examin or interpert