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6th Grade
09/24/2009

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Term

SCIENTIFIC 

INQUIRY

Definition

THE ONGOING PROCESS OF DISCOVERY IN SCIENCE THE DIVERSE WAYS IN WHICH SCIENTISTS STUDY THE NATURAL WORLD AND PROPOSE EXPLANATIONS BASED ON EVIDENCE THEY GATHER

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HYPOTHESIS

Definition

A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR A SET OF OBSERVATIONS OR ANSWER TO A SCIENTIFIC QUESTION ; MUST BE TESTABLE

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VARIABLE

Definition

A FACTOR THAT CAN CHANGE IN AN EXPERIMENT

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MANIPULATED VARIABLE 

Definition

THE 1 FACTOR THAT A SCIENTIST CHANGES DURING AN EXPERIMENT ALSO CALLED INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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RESPONDING VARIABLE

Definition

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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CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT

Definition

WHEN IN AN EXPERIMENT ONLY VARIABLE IS MANIPULATED 

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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION 

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