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13 Cards in this Set
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characteristic
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a feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism
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conclusion
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a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on your observations and data
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control group
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a group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference for comparison to the experimental group; a group that is untreated by the factor being tested controlled variable – a factor or condition in a scientific experiment that is purposefully kept the same
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experiment
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experiment - a procedure that is carried out and repeated under controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate, investigate a question or test a hypothesis; includes all components of the scientific method
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inference
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a judgment, interpretation, assumption or explanation based on the combination of observations and knowledge that is already known.
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investigation
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a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus; an organized scientific study of the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results
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model
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a representation of an object or concept that can be organized in difference ways including visual and mathematical; a replica or description designed to show the workings or structures of an object or system
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outcome variable
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(a.k.a. dependent variable) - a factor, usually being measured or observed, that responds to, or depends on, another factor such as the test variable
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scientific method
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a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as tools to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information
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scientist
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a person having expert knowledge of one or more sciences.
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system
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a set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole
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testable
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a term used to describe a question that can be answered through an experiment or observation
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valid
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a term used to describe the certainty of data or results of an investigation or experiment
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