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Scientific Method 1

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phenomena   Events that happen in the world.  
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observations   Using your 5 senses to learn about the world around you.  
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hypothesis   Forming an opinion about how or why something happens; an educated guess.  
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inductive reasoning   The ability to use knowledge or experience to explain things.  
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experiment   Designed to prove or disprove a hypothesis.  
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variable   Condition, factor in an experiment.  
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independent (manipulated) variable   Factors you change in an experiment; what the experiment is testing.  
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dependent (responding) variable   This factor changes because of the independent variable. This factor is the change you measure in an experiment.  
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control variables   The factors in an experiment that you control- that don't change.  
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qualitative data   observations  
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quantitative data   measurement data  
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conclusion   Judgment based on observation and experimentation.  
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