What is science?
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| communication | The process of sharing ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking.
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| hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to a scientific question.
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| observing | using one or more of your senses to gather information.
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| science | a way of learning about the natural world.
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| making models | creating representations of complex objects or processes.
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| scientific inquiry | the diverse ways in which scientists investigate the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.
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| scale model | accurately shows the proportions between its parts.
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| data | facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
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| inferring | explain or interpret things you observe.
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| variable | factors that can change an experiment
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| classifying | the process of grouping things based on their similarities
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| predicting | the process of forecasting what will happen based on past experience or evidence
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| controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
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| control | the part of an experiment to which you can compare the results of the other tests
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| quantitative observation | an observation that deals with a number or amount
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| qualitative observation | an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers
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