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Scientific Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| observation | information collected from what you see, feel, taste, hear or smell (five senses) |
| inference | an explanation based on knowledge (what you know) |
| prediction | tells what may happen in the future |
| conclusion | a summary statement based on the results of an investigation |
| independent variable | a manipulated variable or factor that is changed on purpose by the experimenter |
| dependent variable | the factor in an experiment that changes as a result of the change applied in the experiment |
| constant | things that are changed but remain the same in the experiment |
| hypothesis | an educated guess that can be tested by an experiment or observation |
| investigation | an experiment designed to answer a question |
| scientific method | the process scientists follow to complete an investigation |