Scientific Inquiry
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| the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather. | scientific inquiry
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| a possible answer to a scientific question. It is written as an “if……then” statement. | hypothesis
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| the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information | observe
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| the process of grouping together items that are alike in some ways | classify
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| all factors in an experiment that do not change are said to be | controlled
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| the process of making an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge. | infer
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| an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers. | qualitative abservation
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| an observation that deals with a number or amount | quantitative obsrvation
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| the process of forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence | predict
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| the one factor that a scientist changes during and experiment; also called the independent variable | manipulated variable
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| the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable in an experiment; also called the dependent variable. | responding variable
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| a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions. | scientific theory
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| a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. | scientific law
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| facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations. | data
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| What is the last step in the scientific method? | communicate results
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| What is the first step in the Scientific Method? | Ask A Question
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