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What is Science?
Bonnie Branch 7th Grade - 1-0 - What is Science? page 4-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| observation | A skill that involves using one or more of your senses-sight, hearing, touch, smell, and sometimes taste-to gather information and collect data |
| data | The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation |
| inference | An interpretation of an observation that is based on evidence or prior knowledge, but NOT facts |
| hypothesis | A possible explanation or prediction for a set of observations that answers a scientific question |
| variables | Factors that can change in an experiment |
| manipulated variable | The one variable that is changed to test a hypothesis in an experiment (sometimes called the independent variable) |
| responding variable | The factor that changes because of the manipulated variable (sometimes called the dependent variable) |
| controlled experiment | An experiment in which all of the variables except one remain the same or stay constant |
| scientific theory | A well-tested concept that explains a wide variety of observations |