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18 Cards in this Set
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What is science?
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Science is a way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through that process.
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Describe scientific inquiry.
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Diverse ways in which scientists explore problems and seek to answer questions about the natural world.
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Observation
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Using one or more of you five senses to gather information about the world.
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Inference
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Evaluation or interpretation based on your observation and prior knowledge
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Hypothesis
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A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question using if and then.
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Variable
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Any factor that can change in an experiment.
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Independent Variable - IV
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The factor in an experiment that you change or manipulate.
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Dependent Variable - DV
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Factor that changes as a result of the independent variable. This is the factor that is measured or observed to obtain your results.
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Comparing
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Identifying similarities or common characteristics
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Contrasting
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Identifying differences
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Data
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Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
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Scientific Theory
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Well-tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations.
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Quantitive Data
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Data that is found in numbers
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Qualitative Data
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When only words are used to describe an observation. Example: color, tecture, or odor
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Control
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Part of the experiment that stays the same while other parts change. Used to be comparison or norm.
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Model
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Shows things that are too large or too small for normal viewing.
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Conclusion
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Closing paragraph that summarizes your observations and inferences.
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Metrics
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Unit of measurement used in science
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