HS deck as of 10.14.13

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Science

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The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.

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Empirical evidence

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The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations.

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Theory

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Well-supported explanation about the natural world

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Model

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A pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.

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Law

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Describes a basic principle of nature that always occurs under certain conditions

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Experiment

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An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.

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Observation

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The process of obtaining information by using the senses

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Hypothesis

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An educated guess about a problem

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Variable

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Any factor that can change in an experiment, observation, or model.

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Data

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Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.

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Dependent variable

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Outcome variable–what you measure in an experiment–what is affected

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Independent variable

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Test variable–you have control over it

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Mean

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Sum of all values in a data set, divided by number of values in data set. (Average)

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Median

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Middle value in a data set, when the values are arranged in order from least to greatest

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Mode

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The value occurring most frequently in a data set

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Energy

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Ability to do work

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Model

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A representation of an object or process

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Investigation

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Used to learn about the natural world. 2 main types: experiments and observations

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Replication

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The reproduction of scientific investigation by another person to ensure accuracy

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Outlier

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An observation that is numerically distant from the rest of the data

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Acceleration

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The rate at which velocity changes over time

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Motion

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A change in position over time.

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Velocity

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The speed of an object in a particular direction