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Science |
Way of approaching to understand the natural world. |
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Inquiry |
A search for information and explanation of natural phenomena. |
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Qualitative data |
Stuff you can observe |
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Quantitative data |
Quantity. Dealing with numbers and other hard fact data. |
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Hypothesis |
Explanation on trial. Well framed. Testable and falsifiable. |
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Deductive reasoning |
is a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. General to specific. " If... Then..." top-down "if the batteries are dead, then replacing the batteries will repair the flashlight" |
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Inductive reasoning |
Inductive reasoning is a method of reasoning in which the premises are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion. Bottom-up.Inductive reasoning is looking for a pattern or a trend. Then generalizing "all organisms are made of cells" |
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Independent variable |
The factor manipulated by researchers in a experiment |
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Dependant variable |
A factor that is measured in the experiment. |
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Controlled experiment |
It does not mean that variables are eliminated so much just variables are cancelled or by having a control group. |
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Variables |
Factors that vary in an experiment |
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Experiment |
Elimination of one factor in order to see the effects of it changing. |
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Theory |
Unified , tested explination. Added to the body of knowledge. (its not a hypothesis) |
