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| Scientific Inquiry | The process by which scientists ask questions and then look for answers |
| Scientific Question | A testable question that can be answered through scientific investigation and the collection of data |
| Observation | Information you gather with your senses - sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste |
| Independent (Manipulated) Variable | The variable changed by the experimenter. |
| Hypothesis | A possible answer to a scientific question - Sometimes written as "If....Then..." statements |
| Controlled Variables/ Constants | Factors that are not being tested and are kept the same - They are kept constant so that they do not affect the outcome of the experiment |
| Data | Facts, figures and information collected through observation |
| Scientific Investigation/Scientific Method | A series of organized steps that scientists use to guide their investigations |
| Trial | A repetition of an experiment - Scientists usually repeat an experiment following the exact same procedure many times |
| Data Table & Graphs | Organizes data so it is easy-to-read and examine |
| Conclusion | An explanation of what data from an investigation shows |
| Results | The data collected during a scientific investigation and the researcher's analysis of the data |
| Good Scientific Questions... | are specific and testable (no opinions) |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time. |
| One | the number of variables that should be tested during a controlled experiment |
| Phenomena | An observable event that sparks your curiosity. This may lead you to create a scientific question. |
| Dependent Variable (Responding) | a factor that may change in response to the independent variable (This is related to the data/usualy numbers) |
