scientific method Flashcards

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scientific method

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the way scientist study and learn about the world

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observation

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using your five senses to gather information about something

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qualitative observation

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using you senses to describe the characteristics of an object color and texture

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quantitative observation

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using numbers or measurements to describe something

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5
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infence

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an expansion of an observation based on prior knowledge

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hypothesis

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a prediction based on prior knowledge always written in an if then statement

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variable

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any factor that can be manipulated controlled for or measured in a experiment

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crontro variables

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what must stay the same in the experiment

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manipulated

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the thing that you are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the x axis

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depented

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what you are measuring observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the y axis

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Dependent/Responding Variable

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What you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is graphed on the Y-axis.

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C-E-R

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claim evidence reasoning

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Claim

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Is the answer to the question you are

trying to answer.

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Evidence

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Scientific data that supports your claim.

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Reasoning

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The how or why the evidence supports our claim; scientific rule

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