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| Science | A body of knowledge gained by direct observation and experimentation. |
| Direct Observation | Information obtained by use of your senses. |
| Experimentation | Procedure followed to test a hypothesis. |
| Hypothesis | A prediction about the relationship between variables that can be tested. |
| Constraints | Factors that remain the same throughout the experiment. |
| Variables | Factors that can change in an experiment. |
| Dependent Variable | Factor that responds to changes made in an experiment. |
| Independent Variable | Factor that is purposefully changed in an experiment. |
| Repeated Trials | doing the experimental procedure many times to reduce the effects of chance errors. |
| Control | the part of an experiment th is used as a standard to detect and measure any effect of unknown variables. |
| Inferance | an idea arrived at by reasoning or assumption. |
| Assumption | an idea that is taken for granted. |
| Theory | A best guess as to the answer to a question using the conclusions of two or more experiments. |
| Inductive Reasoning | Reasoning that uses experimentation to arrive at a conclusion. |
| Deductive Reasoning | Reasoning that uses logic to arrive at a conclusion. |
