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The Nature of Science
Question | Answer |
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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 |