Y9 Science Wordlist - Skills

Apparatus

Equipment assembled for a particular purpose.

Conclusion

What has been deduced from the results of an experiment.

Controlled variable

A variable that is kept constant during an investigation.

Data

Information collected, organised and analysed for various purposes.

Dependent variable

The factor in an experiment that changes in response to changes in the independent variable.

Discussion

An explanation of your experimental results and any difficulties you had with an experiment.

Equipment

Materials and tools used for conducting experiments.

Extrapolate/extrapolation

Making predictions using values that are outside the range of the original data.

First-hand (data)

Information or data which has been directly observed or measured.

Hypothesis

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence.

Independent variable

The variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment.

Inference

A logical explanation about what happened and why it happened.

Interpolate/interpolation

Making predictions between known data values.

Observation

To see, watch, perceive or notice using all 5 senses.

Procedure

Description of how an experiment is conducted.

Qualitative

Data and information that is not numerical in nature.

Quantitative

Data or components that can be expressed or measured numerically.

Reliability

The extent to which repeated observations will yield similar results.

Risk (assessment)

The determination of risk related to a well-defined situation and a recognised threat.

Validity

The extent to which the processes and resultant data measure what was intended.

Variable

A factor that can be changed, kept the same or measured in an investigation.