E.S.-1.1.3-The practice of science

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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


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