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| constancy | a state characterized by a lack of variation |
| controlling variables | managing factors that may influence an experiment |
| hypothesize | to make an assumption or a careful guess in order to test it further |
| experiment | a planned series of steps designed to find an answer to a question |
| cause | anything that brings about a result |
| change | the process of becoming different |
| infer | to draw a conclusion based on facts or information gained from an inquiry |
| representing data | organizing measurements to make your information easier to use and interpret. |
| predict | to fortell what is likely to happen based on an observation or experiment |
| variable* | a factor in an experiment |
| cycle | a series of events or operations that occurs regularly and usually leads back to the starting point |
| classify | to put objects or processes in a group or category based on common characteristic or group of characteristics |
| measure | to compare an object or amount to a standard quantity in order to find out an amount or an extent |
| communicate | tell or show others the steps and results of an experiment |
| effect | the result; an event or situation that follows from a cause |
| form | a shape or other physical characteristics of an object, organism, or system |
| form and function | the relationship between the shape (form) of an object, the organism, or system and its operation (function) - usually a relationship where the function is dependent upon the form |
| function | the operation of an object organism or system |
| energy-matter | the close relationships and interactions between matter and energy |
| interpret | to explain or tell the meaning of the results of an experiment |
| investigation | an experiment or other organized plan for answering a question. |
| model | a structure that visually represents a real object or event |
| order | the predictable behavior or objects, units or matter, events, organisms, or systems |
| organization | the arrangement of independent items, objects, organisnms, units of matter or systems, joined into a whole system or structure |
| predict | to fortell what is likely to happen based on an observation or experiment |
| scientific inquiry | a way of doing investigations and looking for explainations about happenings in the physical world; a series of steps generally followed in looking for answers to questions in science |
| observe | to recognize facts or occurrences; to watch carefully |
| system | an organized group of related parts that form a whole, working together to perform one or more functions |
