section 1 what is science
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| thinking like a scientist | if you ask questions about volcanoes then you are thinking like a scientist
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| scientific inquiry | asking questions about what you observe is the start of scientific inquiry
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| scientific theories and laws | as scientist study the natural world they develop concepts that explain their observations.
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| observing | using one or more of your sences to gather information
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| inferring | when you explain or interpret the things you observe.
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| predicting | making a forcast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evedince.
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| posing questions | scientist studying giant sequoia trees made an observation.
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| developing a hypothesis | a hypothesis is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer a scientific question
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| hypothesis | a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific questiaon
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| controlled experiment | a test of a hypothesis under condition established by the scientist.
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| varible | one of the facters that can change in an experiment.
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| data | the facts,figures,and other evidence gathered through observations
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| conclusion | a decision about how to interpret what you have learned from an experiant
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| communicating | the sharing of ideas by writing and speaking
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| posing new questions | other scientests may repeat the experiment if its results were correct
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| scientific theory | a well-tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations
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