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Science Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science | A way of learnng about the nutural world and the knowledge gained through that process |
| Science Inquiry | The diverse ways in which scientist explore problems and seek to answers questions about the natural world |
| Observation | Using all 5 sences to gather information |
| Inference | An interpretation based on observation and prior knowledge |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or an answer to a scientific questions |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which all factors exept one are kept constant |
| Variable | Any factor that can change in a experiment |
| Manipulated Variable | The one factor that a scientist changes during a experiment; also called the independent variable |
| Responding Variable | The factor that changes as a result of changes made by the manipulated variable in an experiment ; also called the independent variable |
| Data | The facts, figures, and other evidence gained through observations |
| Scientific Theory | A well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations |