Science, Technology, and Engineering
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| Science | Systematic study of the natural world
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| Empirical Evidence | observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support scientific explanations
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| Pseudoscience | belief or practice that is based on incorrectly applied scientific methods
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| Theory | Explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through investigation
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| Experiment | An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions
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| Observation | Obtaining information using the 5 senses
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| Hypothesis | testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation
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| Variable | a factor that changes in an experiment in order to test the hypothesis
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| Independent Variable | The factor that is changed or manipulated in an experiment
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| Dependent Variable | The result of the change in a scientific investigation due to the independent variable
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| Data | Information gathered by observation or observation that can be used in calculating or reasoning
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| Control | The part of the experiment in which the independent variable has not been changed. Used to Compare
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| Measurement | A description that includes a number and a unit (42 meters)
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| Quantitative | Information that is expressed by a number or quantity
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| Qualitative | Information that concerns quality or kind
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| Scientific Notation | expressing the quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power
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| Accuracy | How close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured
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| Precision | The exactness of a measurement
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| technology | The application of science for practical purposes: the use of tools, machines, and processes to meet human needs
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| engineering | The application of science and mathematics to solve real-life problems
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| prototype | A test model of a product
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