Scientific theory and Thinking like a scientist
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| Observing | Using one or more of your senses to gather information
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| Quantitative Observations | deal with a number, or amount
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| Qualitative Observations | descriptions that can't be expressed in numbers
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| Inferring | When you explain or interpret the things you observe
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| Predicting | Making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
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| Classifying | the process of grouping together items that are alike in some way
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| Making Models | Creating representations of complex objects or processes
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| Science | is a way of learning about the natural world
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| Skepticism | open-mindedness should always be balanced by a skepticism
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| Scientific Inquiry | The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather
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| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for the set of observations or answer to a scientific question
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| Variable | All the factors that can change in an experiment
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| Manipulated Variable | Purposely changed to test a hypothesis
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| Responding Variable | The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable
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| Controlled experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
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| Operational Definition | a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term
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| Data | facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
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| Communicating | The sharing of idea and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking
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