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9th Grade
09/08/2013

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Observation

 

 

Definition
The act of noticing and decribing events in a careful, orderly way
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Science

 

 

Definition
is an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world
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Inferences
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is a logical interpretation based on what scientist already know
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Controlled experiment

 

 

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A hypothesis should be tested by an experiment in which one variable is changed
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Dependent variable

 

 

Definition
an experiment is divided into control and experimental groups
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Data

 

 

Definition
Gathering information is called Data
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Independent variable

 

 

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The variable that is deliberately changed is called the independent variable
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Control group
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is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable
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Hypothesis
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is a scientific explanation for a set of obsevations that can be tested in waysthat support or reject it
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