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| Conclusion | A judgment or decision reached by reasoning. |
| Control | A standard for comparison in an experiment. |
| Ethics | A set of moral principles or values. |
| Evidence | Provides proof. |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable. |
| Inquiry | A search for information and explanation, often focusing on specific questions. |
| Scientific Law | A statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true all the time. |
| Scientific Method | A step-by-step method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific assumptions. |
| Scientific Theory | A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. |
| Speculation | A guess or theory. |
| Variable | A factor that can change in an experiment. |
