Description
is a spoken or written summary of observation
explanation
is the interpretation of observation
Internation system of units
The international accepted system of measurement
Scientific notation
a method of writing or displaying very small of very large in a short form
Percent error
is the expression of error as a percentage
Variable
is the factor you observe or measure during an experiment
Constant
are the factors in the experiment that does not change
Independent Variable
the factor you want to test
Dependent variable
the factor you want to observe
Experimental group
is used to study how the independent variable changes to dependent variable
Control group
contains the same factors as the experimental group
Qualitative data
uses words to describe what is observed
Quantitative data
uses numbers to describe what is observed