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7th Grade
10/19/2018

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Analyze the data
Definition
Process of examining information with the goal of discovering useful information, drawing conclusions, and supporting your claims.
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Claim
Definition
To state as a fact.
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Evidence
Definition
Data that supports a claim.
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Control Group
Definition
The group used for comparison.
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Scientific Method
Definition
A formal process of experimentation designed to find the one and only answer for why something is the way it is.
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Independent Variable
Definition
The variable that is tested in an experiment.
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Draw Conclusions
Definition
Using the data to say if the hypothesis is supported or not supported by the test.
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Dependent Variable
Definition
A variable that is measured as a result of a change.
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Law
Definition
A statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time.
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Ask a Question
Definition
Define the problem or issue that you want to solve.
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Qualitative Observation
Definition
Data about somethings traits, like shape or color.
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Science
Definition
A systematic way of learning about the natural world and how it works based on experimentation and observation.
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Background Research
Definition
Researched information through reading, watching, and listening to media.
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Materials
Definition
The items used in the experiment.
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Hypothesis
Definition
A prediction that can be tested.
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Variable
Definition
Something in an experiment that can change.
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Procedure
Definition
The step by step instructions for doing an experiment.
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Constant
Definition
Variables that always stay the same in the experiment.
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Quantitative Observation
Definition
Data that is gained through measurement.
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Inference
Definition
Idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.
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Experiment
Definition
A carefully designed process that tests a hypothesis.
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Experimental Group
Definition
The group changed by the independent variable.
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Data
Definition
The information that you observe and record during an experiment.
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Results
Definition
A description of what happened in the experiment. Just the facts.
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Record data
Definition
Writing down and organizing your observations of the experiment.
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Communicate Results
Definition
Share your results with others through a written report, oral report, or display.
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Theory
Definition
An explanation of things or events based on knowledge resulting from countless observations and experiments from many types of science.
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Backcountry
Definition
The far western edges of the other colonies
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Navigation acts
Definition
Laws passed by the english government to ensure that england made money from its colonies trade
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Triangular trade
Definition
complex system of transatlantic exchange of slaves, rum, sugar, and molasses.
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King philip's war
Definition
1675-1676 Native American uprising against the puritan colonies.
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Subsistence farming
Definition
producing just enough food for one's need.
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smuggling
Definition
importing and exporting goods illegally.
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common
Definition
shared land where public activities took place.
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congregation
Definition
a group of people that belong to the same church.
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mercantilism
Definition
Economic system that Europeans nations used to enrich their treasuries.
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Bacon's Rebellion
Definition
1676 Rebellion in virginia.
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Eliza Lucas
Definition
Introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop.
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Stono rebellion
Definition
1739 Slave rebellion in South Carolina.
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Cash crops
Definition
Crops raised to be sold for money.
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Overseers
Definition
People who watch over and direct the work of slaves.
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Indigo
Definition
Plant that produces a deep blue dye.
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Tidewater
Definition
The flat land along the coast.
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Elite
Definition
The highest ranking social group.
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Philadelphia
Definition
Settlement on the delaware river that became the fastest growing city in the colonies.
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Conestoga wagons
Definition
Covered wagons introduced by german immigrants.
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Artisans
Definition
Skilled craftspeople, such as blacksmith and cabinet makers.
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Denominations
Definition
Distinct religious group.
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Quakers
Definition
Groups of protestants dissenters.
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Tolerance
Definition
Acceptance of different opinions.
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Appalachian Mountains
Definition
Mountain range stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama.
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Scots-irish
Definition
The name given to people from the borderlands of scotland and England and from the region of Northern Ireland.
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Fall line
Definition
The point at which waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver.
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Piedmont
Definition
The broad plateau that lies at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian range.
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Clans
Definition
large groups of families that claim a common ancestor.
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