Scientific Inquiry: How do we do "science"?
Observations
Qualitative: made when you use your senses to gather information. (sight, smell, touch, taste, hear)
Quantitative: made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, thermometers, timers, etc. These are measurable.
Qualitative: made when you use your senses to gather information. (sight, smell, touch, taste, hear)
Quantitative: made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, thermometers, timers, etc. These are measurable.
Variables
Independent variable - the thing that is changed on purpose in an experiment
Dependent variable - what is being measured in an experiment
Controlled variable (constants) - all the things that need to be kept the same every time a test is performed
Independent variable - the thing that is changed on purpose in an experiment
Dependent variable - what is being measured in an experiment
Controlled variable (constants) - all the things that need to be kept the same every time a test is performed