Science Skills Flashcards

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The five senses are used to gather information

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Observing

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It is an explanation of an event based on our observations and experiences

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Inferencing/Inferring

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It states the outcome of a future event based on a pattern of evidence

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Predicting

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It helps us organize objects based on their similarities and differences

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Classifying

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It is the way to collect, compare, and interpret data.

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Measuring

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The factor being changed during the experiment

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Independent Variable

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The other variable that is kept constant

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Controlled

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The factor that changes in response to the independent variable

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Dependent Variable

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