Scientific Method

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Quantitative Observation

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1. it deals with numbers or amount

2.anything that gives a description with a number

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Qualitative Observation

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1. it deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.

2. something that describes but isn't included numbers

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Inference

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1. it is when you explain or interpret things you observe

2. you explain things you observe

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Scientific Method / Scientific Inquiry

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1. it refers to diverse ways in which scientist investigate the natural world and propose

explanations based on the evidence they gather

2. the different steps a scientist does to investigate

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Hypothesis

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1. it is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question

2. a scientific guess/question

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Controlled Experiment

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1. it is an experiement in which only one variable is manipulated data at a time

2. the part of the experiment that is controlled

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Control

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1. it is part of the experiment to which you can compare the results of the other test

2. is a part of the experiment you can compare results to other test

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Responding / Dependent Variable

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1. it is the result of the manipulated variable (its effect)

2. it is a manipulated variable's effect

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Data

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1. it is results from the experiment such as numbers,information gathered,observations.

2. is gathered information from results of an experiment

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Manipulating / Independent Variable

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1. it is the one variable that is purposely changed in an experiment

2. it is a variable changed in a experiment