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| Science | a way of learning about the natural world |
| Observing | using one or more of your senses to gather information |
| Quantitative Observation | observations that deal with numbers or amounts |
| Qualitative Observation | observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers |
| Inferring | explaining or interpreting things you observe |
| Predicting | making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence |
| Classifying | grouping items that are alike in some way |
| Evaluating | comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion |
| Making Models | creating representations of complex objects or processes |
| Skepticism | having an attitude of doubt |
| Ethics | The rules that enable people to know right from wrong |
| Personal Bias | bias that comes from a person's likes or dislikes |
| Cultural Bias | bias that stems from the culture in which a person grows |
| Experimental Bias | a mistake in the design of an experiment that makes a particular result into a decision or conclusion |
| Objective | making decisions and draw conclusions based on available date |
| Subjective | letting personal feelings enter into a decision or conclusion |
| Deductive Reasoning | a way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying the idea to a specific observation |
| Inductive Reasoning | uses specific observations to make generalizations |
| Scientific Inquiry | includes diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world |
| Hypothesis | a possible answer to a scientific question. Educated guess. |
| Variable | a factor that can change in an experiment |
| Manipulated/Independent Variable | the only variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis |
| Responding/Dependent Variable | the factor that may change in response to the manipulated/independent variable in an experiment |
| Controlled Experiment | an experiment in which only 1 variable is manipulated at a time |
| Data | facts, figures, and other evidence through qualitative and quantitative observations |
| Scientific Theory | a WELL-TESTED explanation for a wide range of observations and experimental results |
| Scientific Law | an observed pattern in nature that isn't necessarily explained |
