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| critical thinking | comparing what you already know with the information you are given to decide whether you agree with it |
| hypothesis | possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations |
| inference | logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
| observation | using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs |
| prediction | statement about what will happen next in a sequence of events |
| science | the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations |
| scientific law | describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true |
| scientific theory | explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations |
| technology | practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use |
| accuracy | 10. accuracy description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value |
| description | spoken or written summary of observations |
| explanation | interpretation of observations |
| International System of Units (SI) | internationally accepted system for measurement |
| precision | description of how similar or close measurements are to each other |
| significant digits | number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability |
| constants | factors in an experiment that remain the same |
| dependent variable | factor that is measured or observed during an experiment |
| independent variable | factor being tested in an experiment that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable |
| variable | any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value |
