p 1 Flashcards

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scientific method

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The way scientists study and learn the world.

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Observation

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Using your five senses to gather information about something.

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qualitative observation

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Using your senses to describe the characteristics of an object-color, texture, taste.

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quantitative observation

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Using numbers or measurements to describe something.

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5
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inference

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An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge.

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hypothesis

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A prediction based on prior knowledge. Always written in an if then statement.

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variable

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any factor that can be Panamanian

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control variable

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what must staythe same in the explation

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independent/manipulated variable

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the thing that you are testing or changing

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Dependent/responding variables

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what you are measuring or observing in an experiment and it is .

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c-e-r

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claim, evidences, reasoning

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claim

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is the answer to the question you are trying to anwer

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eve-dents

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scientific data that supports your claim

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reasoning

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the how or why the evidents soports out the claim since rule.

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15
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conclusion

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a written summary of an experiment

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