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| a way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through the process |
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| the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information |
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| an observation that deals with a number or amount |
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| an observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers |
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| the process of making an inference, an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge |
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| the process of forecasting of what will happen based on past experience or evidence |
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| the process of grouping things based on their similarities |
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| the process of creating representations of complex objects or processes |
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| the study of living things |
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| the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explantations based on evidence they gather |
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| a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable |
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| a factor in an experiment that can change |
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| an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
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| the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called independent variable |
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| 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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| a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or how to define a particular term |
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| facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations |
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| the process of sharing ideas with others through writing and speaking |
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| how people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems |
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| a person who is trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems |
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