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| gathering information through the use of one or more senses |
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| a way or process used to investigate what is happening around you |
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| application of science to make products or tools that people can use |
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| answers scientific questions through observation |
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| experimental research design |
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| used to answer scientific questions by testing a hypothesis through the use of a series of carefully controlled steps |
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| steps to follow to try to solve problems |
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| represents things that happen too slowly, too quickly, or are too big or too small to observe directly |
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| a prediction or statement that can be tested |
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| the variable that is changed |
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| the factor being measured |
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| variable that stays the same |
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| a sample in an experiment that is treated like the other experimental groups except the independent variable is not applied to it |
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| cell phones and computers have led to worldwide distribution of information |
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