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Mrs. Tew
Unit 1 lesson 1,2,3
Term | Definition |
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Science | the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested. |
Empirical Evidence | The observations, measurements, and other types of data the people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations. |
pseudoscience | a process of investigation that in one or more ways resembles science but deviates from the scientific methods. |
theory | The explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning; that is supported by a large quantity of evidence. |
experiment | An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions. |
observation | the process of obtaining information by using the senses |
hypothesis | a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation. |
independent variable | In a scientific investigation, the factor that is deliberately manipulated. |
dependent variable | In a scientific investigation, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables. |
control variable | Is the one element that is not changed throughout an experiment, because its unchanging state allows the relationship between the other variables being tested to be better understood. |
data | Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning. |