Scientific Method
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| classifying | organizing objects into groups with similar characteristics
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| qualitative observations | an observation involving your senses, does NOT involve measurements or numbers
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| quantitative observations | an observation involving measurements and numbers
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| inference | an interpretation based on your observations and prior knowledge
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| hypothesis | educated guess of an outcome of an experiment
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| variable | a factor that can affect the outcome of an experiment
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| independent variable | a variable that is deliberately changed by the scientist
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| dependent variable | changes as a result of the independent variable
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| constant | the part of the experiment that stays the same
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| scientific theory | a well tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations - tests must be repeated
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