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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| science | a way of learning about the natural world |
| observing | using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| quantitatve observation | deal with a number or amount |
| qualitative observation | deals with expressions that cannot be expressed in numbers |
| inferring | when you explain or interpret the things you are obsserving |
| predicting | means making a forecast of what is to come from past experences |
| classifying | is the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way |
| making models | involves creating representations of complex objects or processes |
| scale model | accurtely shows the proportions between its parts |
| scientific iquiry | refers to the diverse ways in which scientists investigated the natuarle world |
| hypthesis | is a possible answer |
| variable | factors that can change an experiment |
| controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
| manipulated variable | the one variable that is purspouly changed in an experiment |
| responding variable | the factor that may change in response to the manipulated varible |
| control | is a part of the experiment often has a control |
| operating definition | is a statement that describes how to measuer a variable or difine a term |
| data | are the facts ,figures,and other evidence |
| communacating | is the sharing of ideas and expremantial findings |