A Way of Thinking
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Scientific method | a way to conduct scientific inquiry. It guides scientists as they ask and answer questions about the world
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| scientific inquiry | the different ways that scientists explore the world
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| Research | scientists and students spend time reading papers and books on past research before beginning their own experiments
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| Observation | Scientists explore and collect information with their senses (smell, sight, sound, touch, and taste) and ask questions that they would like to answer
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| Data | pieces of information collected before, during, and after an experiment.
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| Hypothesis | a predicted answer to a scientific question or an educated guess that may explain an observation
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| Variable | Factors that can be changed and controlled in an experiment
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| Conclusion | a statement that tells whether or not the hypothesis was correct
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| Dependent variable | the variable scientists observe or measure to see if it is affected by a change in the independent variable. This is also known as the responding variable.
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| Independent variable | the variable scientists change in the experiment. This is also known as the manipulated variable
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| Control group | A setup where nothing is changed. It helps you understand what happens when you don’t make any changes.
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| Controlled experiments | an experiment in which all conditions except one are held constant
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| Controlled variables | things that should not change during an experiment
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| Experimental groups | A setup where the independent variable is changed.
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| Law | description of a natural event or phenomenon shown to occur again and again under the same conditions
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| Theory | an explanation of an event or phenomenon that is well supported by data.
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