B.0 Scientific Method Vocab M&L

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Noticing and describing events or processes carefully and orderly

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Observation

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Logical interpretation based on known science

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Inference

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Tentative scientific explanation testable by observation or experimentation

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Hypothesis

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Testing a hypothesis by changing one variable while keeping others constant.

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Controlled Experiment

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Variable deliberately changed in an experiment

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Independent Variable

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Variable observed that changes in response to the independent variable

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Dependent Variable

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Exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for changes in the independent variable

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Control Group

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Scientist gather while observing experiments

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Data

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Personal viewpoint for or against something.

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Bias

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A reliable scientific explanation that unifies observations and supports predictions.

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Theory