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The Nature of Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process of trying to understand the world around you | science |
| the use of knowledge gained through science to make new products or tools that people can use | technology |
| step-by-step procedures of scientific problem solving | scientific method |
| bits of information gathered by your senses | observations |
| a conclusion about an observation | inference |
| a statement that can be tested | hypothesis |
| the one factor that you change in an experiment | independent variable |
| the factor, or outcome, that will be measured in an experiment | dependent variable |