Nature of Science
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| a way of learning more about the natural world | science
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| an attempt to explain a pattern observed repeatedly in the natural world | scientific theory
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| a rule that describes a pattern in nature | scientific law
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| a collection of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to and interact with each other | system
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| the study of living systems and the ways in which they interact | life science
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| the study of Earth systems and the systems in space | Earth science
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| the study of matter and energy | physical science
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| the practical use of science, or applied science | technology
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| a reasonable and educated possible answer based on what you know and observe | hypothesis
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| to draw conclusions based on what you observe | infer
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| involves changing one factor and observing its effect on another while keeping all other factors constant | controlled experiment
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| factors that can be changed in an experiment | variables
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| the variable that is changed in the experiment | independent variable
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| this changes as a result of a change in the independent variable | dependent variable
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| variables that are not changed in an experiment | constants
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| any representation of an object or event used as a tool for understanding the natural world | model
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| information gathered during an investigation | data
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| combining what you already know with the new facts that you are given | critical thinking
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