Thinking Like a Scientist
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| Ethics | the study of principals about what is right and wrong, fair and
unfair
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| Qualitative observation | an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be
expressed in numbers
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| Observing | the process of using one or more of your senses to gather
information
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| Evaluating | comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about
them
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| Models | a representation of a complex object or process, used to help
people understand a concept that they cannot observe directly
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| Classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some
way
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| Quantitative observation | an observation that deals with a number or amount
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| Inferring | the process of making an inference, an interpretation based on
observations and prior knowledge
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| Predicting | the process of forecasting what will happen in the future
based on past experience or evidence
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| Science | a way of learning about the natural world through observations
and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge
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| Skepticism | an attitude of doubt
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| Deductive reasoning | a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the
idea to a specific observation
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| Experimental bias | a mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result more
likely
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| personal bias | an outlook influenced by a person’s likes and dislikes
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| Cultural bias | a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the
idea to a specific observation
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| Objective | describes the act of decision-making or drawing conclusions based on
available evidence
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| Inductive reasoning | using specific observations to make generalizations
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| Subjective | describes the influence of personal feelings on a decision or conclusion
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| Variable | a factor that can change in an experiment
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| Scientific theory | a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental
results
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| Process | a sequence of actions in a system
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| System | a group of parts that work together as a whole
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| Data | facts, figures and other evidence gathered in through
observations
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| Scientific Law | a statement that describes what scientist expect to happen
every time under a particular set of conditions
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| Input | material, energy, or information that goes into a system
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| Output | material, energy, result or product that comes out of a system
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| Feedback | output that changes a system or allows the system to adjust
itself
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| SI | version of the metric system used by scientists
for quantitative data
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| controversy | a public disagreement between groups with different views
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| safety symbols | a sign used to alert you to possible sources of accidents in an investigation
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| field | any area outside of the laboratory
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| Science | the ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the
natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather
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| Manipulated variable | the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called independent variable
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| Responding variable | the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated, or independent, variable in
an experiment; also called dependent variable
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| Hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be
testable
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| Controlled Experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
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