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Gathered information carefully and orderly
Data
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Inference
Proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations.
Hypothesis
An expirement that has a performer and the performer is testing a hypothesis. But only the independent variable may be changed.
Controlled experiment
The study of life
Biology
summary of hypotheses that have been suppored by repeting several times
Scientific theory
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
Expirement
Variable that scientists observe
Dependent variable
Variable that is being changed
Indepent variable
Variable that is never changed
Control variable
Information that may disprove a theory or expirement.
Evidence
Info that deals with qualities and traits
Qualitive
Info that deals with numbers
Quantitive
To investegate and understand the natural world
1/3 goals of science
Explain events in the natural world.
2/3 goals
To use the explanations to make predictions
3/3 goals
Ask a question orstateaproblem
1st step of scientific method
Make observations / do research
2nd step of the scientific method
Form a hypothesis
3rd step of the scientific method
Conduct the expirement
4th step of the scientific method
Collect data
5th step of the scientific method
Conclude your hypothesis
6th step of the scientific method
Repeat at least 3 times
7th step of the scientific method
