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Scientific Process
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | error free, exact, or precise |
| Analyze | to carefully study the parts of something |
| Chart | a table or a diagram that shows data that has been collected |
| Claim | a statement that is considered a fact |
| Communicate | to share information |
| Compare | ways that make things alike or different |
| Conclusion | a statement that tells the results of an investigation based on evidence or data |
| Control | the part or factor that is kept the same throughout an experiment |
| Data | facts or information |
| Design | to create or plan |
| Evaluate | to examine or judge |
| Evidence | the proof which helps support a claim and form a conclusion |
| Examine | to inspect carefully |
| Formulate | a way to decide and express something |
| Hazard | possible dangers |
| Hypothesis | a prediction about an outcome that can be tested by investigating |
| Interpret | to explain the meaning |
| Investigate | to observe or study by observation, experimentation, or using models |
| Limitation | something that is a restriction or makes something less useful |
| Observation | gathering information using the senses |
| Pattern | information that is repeated |
| Plan | to form, design, or develop steps of actions |
| Precaution | actions taken before investigations to prevent possible danger |
| Predict | stating what might happen |
| Procedure | steps to follow in a specific way |
| Question | the problem that can only be answered by performing an investigation |
| Reliability | knowing whether investigation results are trustworthy and dependable |
| Sample | a small part of something larger that is used for analysis |
| Scientific Explanation | tells how or why something happens based on observations from an investigation |
| Valid | reasonable and can be proven |
| Variable | conditions or factors that changes in an investigation to what will happen |