| A | B |
|---|
| scientific inquiry | diverse ways to study Natural World |
| scientific law | what scientists expect to happen every time |
| responding variable | factor that may change in response to manipulated variable |
| communicating | sharing of ideas through writing, speaking, or other means |
| operational definition | how to measure a variable or define a term |
| scientific literacy | you understand scientific terms and principles enough to evaluate info and make decisions |
| variable | factor that can change in experiment |
| data | facts, figures or other evidence |
| manipulated variable | variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis |
| scientific theory | well-tested explanation for observations or experimental results |
| hypothesis | possible answer to scientific question |
| controlled experiment | experiment with only one variable changed |
