Scientific Investigation

a scientific investigation is a planned way to answer a question about the world by using the scientific method

a careful, systematic process of asking questions, finding and gathering information (data), and then analyzing it to learn something new, solve a problem, or understand the world better

the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

a simple, testable, educated guess or proposed explanation for an observation

a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

the one thing a scientist changes or controls in an experiment to see how it affects something else

the outcome or result you measure in a science experiment

anything in a science experiment that a scientist deliberately keeps the same across all test groups to make sure only the one thing they are changing

a benchmark group or condition that stays the same to ensure any changes seen in the experiment are actually from the one thing you're testing, not something else

raw, factual information (numbers, words, observations, measurements) collected during experiments or studies that scientists analyze to find patterns, test ideas, and build knowledge about the world

the final summary that answers your original question, states if your guess (hypothesis) was right or wrong based on your experiment's results, and explains what it all means for the bigger picture, often pointing to new questions for future studies

to break down something complex (like data, a substance, or a situation) into smaller parts to understand it better, find patterns, see how things connect, and draw meaningful conclusions or explanations

a systematic error or leaning that pushes research results away from the truth, often favoring a specific outcome, idea, or belief, either consciously or unconsciously

the long-term, general direction or pattern data shows over time

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Term	Definition
Scientific Investigation	a scientific investigation is a planned way to answer a question about the world by using the scientific method
Research	a careful, systematic process of asking questions, finding and gathering information (data), and then analyzing it to learn something new, solve a problem, or understand the world better
Observation	the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
Inference	a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Hypothesis	a simple, testable, educated guess or proposed explanation for an observation
Experiment	a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
Independent Variable	the one thing a scientist changes or controls in an experiment to see how it affects something else
Dependent Variable	the outcome or result you measure in a science experiment
Controlled Variable	anything in a science experiment that a scientist deliberately keeps the same across all test groups to make sure only the one thing they are changing
Control	a benchmark group or condition that stays the same to ensure any changes seen in the experiment are actually from the one thing you're testing, not something else
Data	raw, factual information (numbers, words, observations, measurements) collected during experiments or studies that scientists analyze to find patterns, test ideas, and build knowledge about the world
Conclusion	the final summary that answers your original question, states if your guess (hypothesis) was right or wrong based on your experiment's results, and explains what it all means for the bigger picture, often pointing to new questions for future studies
Analyze	to break down something complex (like data, a substance, or a situation) into smaller parts to understand it better, find patterns, see how things connect, and draw meaningful conclusions or explanations
Scientific Bias	a systematic error or leaning that pushes research results away from the truth, often favoring a specific outcome, idea, or belief, either consciously or unconsciously
Data trends	the long-term, general direction or pattern data shows over time

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