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Investigation | An organized scientific study of the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results |
Observation | Information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments |
Predict | To state what one thinks will happen under certain conditions based on data or observation |
Technology | The use of scientific knowledge and processes to solve practical problems |
Testable | A term used to describe a question that can be answered through an experiment or observation |
Trials | Multiple sets of measurements or observations in a scientific investigation |
Valid | A term used to describe the certainty of data or results of an investigation or experiment |
Variable | An event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment |