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organized by way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
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science
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using one or more of the senses to gather information
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observation
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evidence, information gathered from observations
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data
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logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
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inference
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possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to scientific question
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hypothesis
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hypothesis (disproven) stating that life could arise from nonliving matter
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spontaneous generation
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a test effect of a single variable by changing it while all other variables are the same
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controlled experiment
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factor in an experiment that a scientist purposely changes
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manipulated variable
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factor in an experiment that a scientist wants to observe
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responding variable
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well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
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theory
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