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| scientific inquiry | the different ways scientists study the world and propose explanations based on the data or evidence they gather |
| hypothesis | a possible explanation or the answer to a scientific question/problem |
| variable | the factors or parts of an experiment that can change in an experiment |
| controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time |
| manipulated variable | also called the indepedent variable; the one variable that is changed in an experiment |
| responding variable | also called the dependent variable; the variable that will change in response to the manipulated or independent variable |
| operational definition | a statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term |
| data | the facts, figures, other evidence gathered through observations during an experiment |
| communicating | sharing ideas and experimental data with others through writing or speaking |
