STAAR Grade 5 Science: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

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  1. analyze
    consider in detail in order to discover essential features
  2. aquarium
    a tank or pool filled with water for keeping live fish
  3. beaker
    a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic
  4. chart
    a visual display of data or information
  5. classify
    assign to a category or kind
  6. control
    a standard against which other conditions can be compared
  7. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  8. demonstrate
    provide evidence for
  9. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  10. equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking
  11. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  12. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  13. graduated
    marked with or divided into degrees
  14. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  15. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  16. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  17. investigation
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly
  18. measurement
    assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  19. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
  20. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
  21. observation
    the act of making and recording a measurement
  22. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  23. procedure
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  24. record
    set down in permanent form
  25. result
    something that follows as a consequence
  26. sample
    a natural object collected as an example of its class
  27. table
    a set of data arranged in rows and columns
  28. terrarium
    transparent container in which plants and animals are kept
  29. trial
    the act of testing something
  30. variable
    something that is likely to change
Created on Mon Jun 21 12:21:15 EDT 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 14:55:27 EDT 2021)

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