Unit 1 - The Nature of Science
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| EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE | THE OBSERVATIONS, MEASUREMENTS, AND OTHER TYPES OF DATA THAT PEOPLE GATHER AND TEST TO SUPPORT AND EVALUATE SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS
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| THEORY | A SYSTEM OF IDEAS THAT EXPLAINS MANY RELATED OBSERVATIONS AND IS SUPPORTED BY A LARGE BODY OF EVIDENCE ACQUIRED THROUGH SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS
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| LAW | A DESCRIPTIVE STATEMENT OR EQUATION THAT RELIABLY PREDICTS EVENTS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
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| EXPERIMENT | AN ORGANIZED PROCEDURE TO STUDY SOMETHING UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS
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| OBSERVATION | THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION BY USING THE SENSES
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| HYPOTHESIS | A TESTABLE IDEA OR EXPLANATION THAT LEADS TO SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
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| INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | THE FACTOR THAT IS DELIBERATELY MANIPULATED OR CHANGED IN A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OR EXPERIMENT
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| DEPENDENT VARIABLE | THE FACTOR THAT CHANGES AS A RESULT OF MANIPULATING (CHANGING) ONE OR MORE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
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| DATA | INFORMATION GATHERED BY OBSERVATION OR EXPERIMENTATION THAT CAN BE USED IN CALCULATING OR REASONING
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| MODEL | A PATTERN, PLAN, REPRESENTATION, OR DESCRIPTION DESIGNED TO SHOW THE STRUCTURE OF WORKINGS OF AN OBJECT, SYSTEM, OR CONCEPT
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| SIMULATION | A METHOD THAT IS USED TO STUDY AND ANALYZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACTUAL OR THEORETICAL SYSTEM
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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