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Biology
9th Grade
09/08/2014

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Science
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Science is an organized way if gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world
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Observation
Definition
Observation, the act of noticing and describing events or process in a careful, orderly way
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Inference
Definition
An inference is a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know
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Hypothesis
Definition
A hypothesis is a scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
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Controlled experiment
Definition
A controlled experiment is an experiment in which all variables are kept unchanged or controlled
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Independent variable
Definition
The independent variable is the variable that is deliberately changed
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Dependent variable
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The dependent variable is the variable that is observed and that changed in response to the independent variable
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Control group
Definition
A control group is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except one independent variable
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Data
Definition
Data is detailed records scientists make of experimental observations.
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