Scientific Method
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| science | A way of learning about the natural world.
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| scientific inquiry | The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world.
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| observation | The process of using one or more senses to gather information.
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| inference | An interpretation of an observation based on evidence and prior knowledge.
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| hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to scientific question; must be testable.
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| variables | All the factors that could affect the outcome of the experiment.
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| manipulated variable | The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called independent variable.
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| responding variable | The factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated variable in an experiment.
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| controlled experiment | An experiment in which all of the variables except for one remain the same.
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| data | The facts, figures, and other evidence collected in an experiment.
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| scientific law | A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.
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| scientific theory | A well tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations.
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