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Biology
9th Grade
09/08/2013

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Term
science
Definition
is an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.
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observation
Definition
the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly, way.
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inference
Definition

a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know

 

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Hypothesis
Definition
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
An experiment in which only one variable is changed.
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Independent Variable
Definition
A factor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed.
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Dependent Variable
Definition
The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable.
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Control Group
Definition
A group and experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one indepdenent variable.
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Data
Definition
Evidence, information gathered from observations.
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