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s and t chapter 1

TermDefinition
science A way of learning the natural world.
observing Using more than one of your senses to gather information.
quantitative observation Deals with numbers, or amounts.
qualitative observation Deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.
inferring When you explain or interpret the things you observe.
predicting Making a statement or a claim bout something or a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
classifying Grouping together items that are alike in some way.
evaluating Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion about them.
making models Creating representations of complex objects or processes.
skepticism Having an attitude of doubt.
ethics The rules that enable people to know right from wrong.
personal bias Comes from a person's likes or dislikes.
cultural bias Stems from the culture were people grow up the mistake in the design of an experiment they makes a particular result more likely.
experimental bias A mistake in the design of an expeirment the makes a result more likely.
objective Making decisions and draw conclusions based on avalible evidence.
subjective Personal feeling that have entered into a decision to conclusion.
deductive reasoning Way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation.
inductive reasoning Uses specific observations to make generalizations.
scientific inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations.
hypothesis possible to answer a scientific question.
variable Factors that change in an experiment.
manipulated variable The one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis.
responding variable The factor that might change in response to the manipulated variable.
controlled experiment An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
data Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through qualitative and quantitative observations.
scientific theory A well tested explanations for a wide range of observations and experimental results.
scientific law A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under particular set of conditions.
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