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Definition
Scientific Inquiry   The way in which scientists study the world and produce explanations based on data  
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Hypothesis   A possible answer to a question that can be tested  
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Parameter   Factors that can be measured  
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Manipulated Variable   Variable that you can change (Independent)  
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Responding Variable   Variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable (Dependent)  
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Data   Facts, figures, and other information gathered from experience  
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Qualitative Data   Observations or data that don't involve numbers  
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Quantitative Data   Observations or data that involve numbers and measurements  
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Communicating   When you share your results so others can repeat and check your results  
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Model   A picture, diagram, or computer image that shows and object or process  
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Scientific Theory   A well tested explanation of observations or experimental results  
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Scientific Law   What scientists expect to happen every time under certain conditions  
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Science   Study of the natural world  
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Observing   Using two or more senses to gather information  
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Inferring   Explaining your observation  
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Predicting   Making a statement about the future  
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Chemistry   Properties of matter and how it changes  
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Physics   Study of matter, energy, motion and forces  
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Controlled Experiment   An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time  
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Graph   Picture of data  
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Horizontal Axis   Line that runs left and right (Independent/manipulated variable)  
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Vertical Axis   Line that runs up and down (Dependent/responding variable)  
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Origin   ( 0 , 0 )  
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Coordinate   Pair of numbers that tell the position of a point  
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Data Point   Shows location of the intersection of data  
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Line of Best Fit   Reflects general pattern of a graph  
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Linear Graph   Where points form a straight line  
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Slope   Tells you how much Y changes for every change in X  
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Nonlinear Graph   Data does not fall along a straight line/can't draw line of best fit  
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