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Scientific Method

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Bias   A slanted view or opinion about a topic or concept.  
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Conclusion   Summary of your experiment, always addresses your hypothesis - whether it was wrong or right.  
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Constant   Something that affects the experiment but you cannot change or control  
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Data   Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis  
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Control   The variable that is not changing, stays the same throughout the experiment.  
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Evidence   Proof of something to back up an experiment  
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Claim   What you know  
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Reasoning   Why you know  
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Experiment   A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discover, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.  
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Hypothesis   An educated guess based on previous understanding  
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Independent Variable   Variable that can be changed during an experiment  
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Inference   A conclusion reached based on basis of reasoning, evidence, and previous understanding  
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Observation   The action or process of careful note taking of something in order to gain information  
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Scientific Method   A method or way to figure out an answer to a problem following six specific steps.  
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Dependent Variable   The result of the change; the effect of the action; what you look for to happen during an experiment.  
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