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Science Vocab
Week One Science Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Scientific Investigation | To observe or examine something to gather information and data using various research methods |
Research | the systematic investigation to study materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions |
Observation | the action or process of observing something or someone carefully in order to gain information |
Inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |
Hypothesis | a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth |
Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact |
Independent Variable | a variable that represents a quantity that is being manipulated in an experiment |
Dependent Variable | a variable whose value depends on that of another. |
Controlled Variable | any variable that's held constant in a research study |
Control | the power to influence or direct something based on the course of events |
Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis |
Conclusion | a judgment or decision reached by reasoning. |
Analyze | to study something closely, carefully , methodically to learn the behavior of such |
Data Trends | a pattern found in time series datasets |