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Unit 1 -Nature of Sc
Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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Empirical Evidence | The Observations, measurements, and other types of data that gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations |
Law | A theory that has been proven over and over again. |
Investigation | The same as doing an experiment |
Observation | The process of obtaining information by using the senses. |
Hypothesis | Is a testable idea or explantion that leads to scientific investigation |
Independant Variable | The factor that is deliberately being manipulated experiment. |
Dependent Variable | The factor that changes as a result of the manipulation of one or more variables |
Replication | Means to repeat the experiment, the same way every time, by a different person |
Repetition | Means to repeat the experiment, but not the same way by the same person. |