1.2 - Using A Scientific Approach Flashcards

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Information that you obtain through your senses.

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Observation

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An organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information.

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Scientific Method

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A proposed explanation for a question question or observation. Must be testable

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Hypothesis

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A representation of an object or model.

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Model

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Explaining what the data says and stating if it supports or refutes the hypothesis.

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Conclusion

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Explains what scientists know will happen every time but does not explain why.

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Scientific Law

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A well tested explanation that address a wide range of observations.

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Scientific theory

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Those variables we set to be the same in the control group and the experimental group

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Controlled variables

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The variable that we are observing and measure or count

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Responding variable

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A test in which all of the variables are the same except one

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Controlled experiment

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The one variable that we differently in the control group and the experimental group

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Manipulated variable

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Reviewing the data to see if it supports the hypothesis or not

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Analyzing data

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