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Word of the Day- Science
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Science
7th Grade
09/18/2007

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Creativity
Definition
the ability to solve problems that are worth solving. It is the ability to create knowledge
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Subjective
Definition
Based on personal feelings or interpretation; not objective
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Objective
Definition
Not influenced by personal feeling or opinions
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Observation
Definition
A Descriptive statement about natural phenomena that are "Directly Accesable to the Senses."
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Inference
Definition
Statements about phenomena that are not "directly accessible to the senses" but based on logical reasoning
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Consensus
Definition
A collective opinion or agreement
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Empirical
Definition
Based on the observation of something in the natural world
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Bias
Definition
Unfair prejudice about one group of thing
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tentative
Definition
Able to change, not fixed
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Bias
Definition
Unfair prejudice towrds one group or thing
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Nature of Science (NOS)
Definition
How science functions, the values and assumptions inherent to scientific knowlede and thinking
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