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Using one or more of your senses to gather information

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Observing

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Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on prior knowledge

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Inferring

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Data and observations that are collected through scientific processes adn that explain a particular observation

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Empirical Evidence

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In a scientific experiment, facts, figures and other evidence gathered tghrough observations

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Data

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A possible answer to a scientific question

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Hypothesis

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Observations that deal with a number or amount

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Quantitative Observation

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Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers

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Qualitative Observation

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Making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence

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Predicting

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When scientist put thigns into categories or group together items that are alike in some way

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Classifying

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When scientist create a representation of a complex process

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Making Models

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way of learning about the _natural world _

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Science

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Evaluating observations and data to reach a conclusion

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Analyzing

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What is an attitude of doubt toward ideas

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Skepticism

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What is a set of beliefs that may make use of science, but the conclusions are not based based on observation, objective reasoning ro scientific evidence

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Pseudoscience

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Reasoning based on evidence

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Objective Reasoning

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Reasoning based on personal feelings or values

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Subjective Reasoning

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The one factor that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis

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Independent Variable

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What is the factor that may _change in response to the independent varialble _

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Dependnent Variable

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a scientific experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time

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Controlled Experiment

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subjective belief that affects a person’s attitude toward something, or an error in the design of an experiment that affects the results of the experiment

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Bias

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repetition of an experiment to gather additional data and determine whether the experiment’s results support the hypothesis

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Repeated Trial

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an attempt by a different group of scientists to conduct the same experiment and achieve the same results that the original experimental team gathered.

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Replication

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a generalization that makes sense of observations by using logical reasoning called

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Scientific Explanation

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understanding scientific terms and principles well enough to ask questions, evaluate information, and make decisions

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Scientific Literacy

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Observations and conclusions that have been repeated

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Evidence

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an idea about a situation that is _not supported by evidence _

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Opinion

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a summary of what you have learned from an experiment

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Conclusion

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Step one in Scientific Inquiry

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Question

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Step two in the Scientifiic Inquiry

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Research

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Step three in Scientific Inquiry

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Hypothesis

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Step four in Scientific Inquiry

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Design an Experiment

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Step five in Scientific Inquiry

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Collecting Data

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Step six in Scientific Inquiry

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Draw Conclusions