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Scientific inquiry
science definitions
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Science
6th Grade
09/24/2009

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Term

SCIENTIFIC 

INQUIRY 

Definition
 the ongoing process of discovery in science the divers ways and propose explanation based on evidence they gather 
Term
HYPOTHESIS
Definition
 a possible explanation for a set of observation or an answer to a scientific  question (must be testable)
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VARIABLE
Definition
A factor that can change in an experiment 
Term

MANIPULATED 

VARIABLES

Definition
the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment also called independent variable
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RESPONDING
Definition
the factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated or independent variable in an experiment also called dependent  variable 
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CONTROLLED 

EXPERIMENT 

Definition
 an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.
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OPERATIONAL 

DEFINITION 

Definition
 a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or  how to define a  particular term
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