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Biology
9th Grade
09/04/2012

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science
Definition
an organized way of gathering and analyzing eviedence about the natural world.
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Observation
Definition
the process of noticing and describing events in a careful or orderly way
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Hypothesis
Definition
possible explanation for a set of observationsor possible answers to a scientific questions
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Inference
Definition
a logical interpertation based on prior knowledge to and experience.
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independent variable
Definition
facctor in a controlled experiment that is deliberately changed "manioulated variable"
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Data
Definition
evidence; information gatherd from observations.
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dependent variable
Definition
variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable.
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control group
Definition
a group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group.
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controlled experiment 
Definition
an experiment in which only one variable is changed.
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