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| procedure | an ordered series of steps followed to help answer a question |
| logic | reason or good sense |
| observation | data collected by using the 5 senses to learn about objects and events |
| inference | a logical explanation or conclusion based on observations and facts |
| hypothesis | a testable explanation for the details you observe about the world around you |
| experiment | a test using observations and variables to answer questions or test a hypothesis |
| variable | the factor that can change in an experiment |
| conclusion | the results or outcomes from your experiment |
| theory | an explanatory statement that has been repeatedly confirmed through experimental testing |
| valid | justifiable; logically correct; relevant and meaningful |
| scientific method | a procedure scientist use to explain why things happen the way they do in a logical step by step method |
