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The Science of Biology
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Science
9th Grade
08/31/2011

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SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
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idea that life can arise from non living matter
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Aristotle
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made extensive observations about the natural world
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Observation
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the process of gathering info about events or processes in a careful, orderly way
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data
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the info gathered from observations
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quantitative data
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exspressed by numbers
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qualitative data
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descriptive, involving data that cant be counted
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inference
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a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience
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hypothesis
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a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations
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EX Observation
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EX Flies land on meat that is uncovered.Later, maggots appear on the meat.
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EX: Hypothesis
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ie Flies produce maggots
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EX Procedure
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EX Uncovered jars, covered jars
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EX Controlled Variables
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ie jars, type of meat, location, temperature, time
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EX Manipulated Variable
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EX gauze covering that keeps flies away from meat
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EX Responding Variable
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ie whether maggots appear
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EX Conclusion
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EX Maggots form only when flies come in contact with meat. Spontaneous generation of maggots did not occur.
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Leeuwenhoek
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of netherlands discovered a world of tiny moving objects in rainwater, pond water, and dust
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