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Scientific Process
Term | Definition |
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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 |