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Science
Term | Definition |
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Science | Way of learning about the natural world by gathering information. |
Observing | Using one or more senses to gather information. |
Qualitative Observations | That don't involve numbers or measurements. |
Quantitative observations | Measurements. |
Inferring | When you explain your observation or making an inference. |
Predicting | Making a forecast of what would happen in the future based on past experience or evidence. |
Chemistry | Study of the properties of matter and how matter changes. |
Physics | The study of matter and energy and how they interact. |
Scientific inquiry | Refers to the different ways scientists study the study the natural world. |
Variable | Factors that can change in an experiment. |
Independent (manipulated) Variable | The variable that is changed. |
Dependent (responding) Variable | The variable that is expecting to change because of the manipulated variable. |
Controlled Experiment | Investigation in which all variables except one remain the same. |
Scientific law | A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions. |
Scientific Theory | Well-tested explanation for a wide range of observation or experimental results. |
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