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the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations
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is the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking notes of what occurs
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Methods of Science

8th Grade - Earth Science

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the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations science
is the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking notes of what occurs observation
is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience inference
is a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations hypothesis
is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events prediction
is the practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use technology
an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations scientific theory
is a rule that describes a pattern in nature scientific law
comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to describe whether you agree with it critical thinking
is a spoken or written summary of observations description
is an interpretation of observations explanation
is the internationally accepted system for measurement International System of Units
are the number of digits in a measurement that you know with a certain degree of reliability Significant digits
is any factor that can have more than one value variable
is the factor that you want to test independent variable
is the factor you observe or measure during an experiment dependent variable
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