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Science |
involves objective, logical, and repeatable attempts to understand the principles and forces working in the natural universe |
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Scientific Skepticism |
referred to as skeptical inquiry, questions claims based on their scientific verifiability rather than accepting claims based on faith or anecdotes |
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Deduction |
involves determining a single fact from a general statement; it is only as accurate as the statement. |
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Scientific methods |
are based on gathering observable, empirical (produced by experiment or observation), and measurable evidence that is critically evaluated |
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hypothesis |
suggested explanation based on evidence that can be tested by observation or experimentation |
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observation |
the act of noting or detecting phenomenon through the senses |
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experiment |
test that is used to eliminate one or more of the possible hypotheses until one hypothesis remains |
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controls |
subjects that are not tested during the investigation |
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variable |
factor that can change over the course of an experiment |
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Independent variables |
factors whose values are controlled by the experimenter to determine its relationship to an observed phenomenon |
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Dependent variables |
change in response to the independent variable |
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Controlled variables |
important to identify in experiments |
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Accuracy |
measure of how close a calculated or measured quantity is to its actual value |
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precision |
reproducibility or repeatability |
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error |
boundary on the precision and accuracy of the result of a measurement |
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Scientific theories |
hypotheses which have stood up to repeated attempts at falsification and are thus supported by a great deal of data and evidence |
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theory |
guess or an opinion. |
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Scientific laws |
they are principles which can be used to predict the behavior of the natural world |
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Scientific journals |
communicate and document the results of research carried out in universities and various other research institution |
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Peer review |
process of opening a scientist’s research or ideas (in the form of a scientific paper) to examination by other scientists who are experts in the same field |
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bias |
position for favoring one particular point of view over another, and it is usually based on preconceived ideas about a situation |
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Ethics |
discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong |
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Biotechnology |
technology based on biology; it involves the use of organisms or biological processes and can be especially used in agriculture, food science, and medicine |
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bioremediation |
The use of microorganisms to clean up contaminated sites such as an oil spill |
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simulation |
model that runs over time |
