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| Observing | is the use of one or more of the five senses to percieve object or events. |
| Collecting Data | gathering information or measurements |
| Measuring | process of determining the dimensions of an object |
| Organizing Data | placing observations and measurements |
| Classifying | process of grouping objects. |
| Hypothesizing | process of forming testable statements about observable phenomena |
| Predicting | is standing in advance the result that will be obtained from testing a hypothesis |
| Experimenting | is the processof testing a hypothesis or prediction by carrying out data-gathering |
| Controlled experiment | comparison of a controlled group or phase with an experimental group or phase. |
| Independent Variable | an experimentally manipulated variable |
| Dependent Variable | the responding variable in an experiment |
| Analyzing Data | process of determining whether data are reliable and whether they support or refute a prediction/hypothesis |
| Inferring | the process of drawing conclusions on the basis of facts or premises instead of a direct perception |
| Modeling | constructing a representation of an object |
| Communicating | Sharing information |
| Scientific method | a procedure that is a logical combination of scientific processes used to solve a probelm |
| Law | general statement that describes a wide variety of phenomena |
| Theory | the most probably explanation for a set of data based on the best available evidence |
| Microscope | an instrument that can form an elarged image of an object |
| Magnification | refers to the power to increase an object's apparent size |
| Resolution | refers to its power to show detail clearly |
| Objective Lens | the lens closest to the specimen |
| Ocular Lens | the lens in the eyepeice |
| Cell Culture | a population of identical cells frown in the labratory |
| Fractionation | a technique used to release the components of a cell |
| Centrifugation | a technique used to separate cell parts by type by spinning fractionated cells at high speeds |
| Chromatography | separation of the chemical components of a substance by passing the components in a liquid up a piece of paper or column of beads. |
| Electrphoresis | a process that separates fragments of large molecules such as proteins and DNA on the basis of their electrical charge and size |
| Scientific Sampling | a technique in which a small sample is used to represent an entire population |
