Basis steps of the scientific method
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| The process scientists use to conduct an investigation or solve a problem | Scientific Method
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| An educated guess/prediction about what will happen based on what you already know and what you have learned from your research | Hypothesis
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| An approximate measure | Estimate
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| A forecast about what may happen in some futuresituations. It is based on applying facts and recognizing trends and patterns | Scientific Prediction
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| The use of the five senses to collect information about the environment - What you see, feel, taste, hear or smell | Observation
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| The one factor that is purposed changed in an experiment by the scientist | Independent variable
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| The factor in an experiment that changes because of how the independent variablewas changed; the way you measure the noted changes | Dependent variable
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| The factors thst are purposefully kept the same during an experiment | Constants
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| A fair test guided by a hypothesis that is conducted. Only one variable is tested and data are collected, recorded, analyzed and communicated | Experiment
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| A summary statement based on the results of an investigation (based on observations that canbe verified). | Conclusion
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| Grouping or separating items by characteristics and specific descriptors | Classification
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| A tentative explanation based on background knowledge and available data | Inference
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