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| observation | using one or more of the five senses to note and record an event, characteristic, or behavior
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| Inference | a logical conclusion drawn from available evidence and prior knowledge
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| Problem | a logically stated question that can be answered through an experiment
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| Hypothesis | an educated guess about the outcome of an experiment
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| Variable | a factor that is changed in an experiment
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| Constant | a factor that is kept the same in an experiment
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| Procedure | detailed directions for carrying out an experiment
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| Independent variable | Is the variable that we can change during the experiment.
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| Dependent variable | Is the variable that you can observe and measure.
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| Control | It the part of the experiment that not allowed to change.
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| Analyze Data | we want to use data tables and graphs.
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| Conclusion | The final part; a summary of reasonable inferences
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| Communicating results | When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists.
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| Theory | An explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations.
Supported by repeated trials.
Tells why it happens.
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| law | A summary of many experimental results and observations. Only tells what happens, it does not explain why
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