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scientific method

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The way scientist study and learn about the world.

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Observation

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Using your five senses to gather information about somthing

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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 Observeation

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Using numbers or meausements to descibe somthing

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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 it then statement.

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Variable

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Any factor that can be manipulated controlled for, or measure in an experiment

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control Variable

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what must stay the same in the experiment

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manipulated independent variable

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The thing that u are testing or changing in an experiment and it is graphed on the X-asis

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resonding varibal

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what you are measuring or observing in a experiment and its graphed y-axis

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C-E-R

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claim evdance reasonig

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CLAIM

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give a anserwr to quiston based on

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evidence

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find information from text or other sourses that supports the claim

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reasonning

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explain hoe your evidence supports your claim

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conculision

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a written summery of an experiment that uses evidence to prove what you learned

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