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| Scientific Inquiry | The ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather. |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to a scientific question; must be testable. |
| Variable | A factor that can change in an experiment. |
| Manipulated Variable | The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiemnt; also called independent variable. |
| Responding Variable | The factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated, or independent variable in an experiment; also called the dependent variable. |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. |
| Operational Definition | A statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or how to define a particular term |
| Data | Facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observations. |
| Communicating | The process of sharing ideas with others through writing and speaking |
| Scientific Theory | A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. |
| Scientific Law | A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions. |
