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scientific inquiry
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6th Grade
09/24/2009

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Term
scientific inquiry
Definition
scientific inquiry refers to the divers ways in which scientist study the natural and propose explinations based on the evidence they gather.
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hypothesis 
Definition
is a possible explination for a set of observations or answers to a scientist.
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variable 
Definition
a factor that can change  in an experimant. 
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manipulated variable 
Definition
the one 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 resault of changes to the manipulated or independent variable in an experiment also called dependent variable.
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