Scientific Inquiry Terms

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Observation

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Information that we take in with our senses

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Inference

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Conclusions we come to based on the observations that we make

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Hypothesis

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Prediction of what we expect to happen in an experiment

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Qualitative Observation

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Describing the qualities of something (color, texture, etc)

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Quantitative Observation

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A measurement or an amount of something

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Independent Variable

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The variable that is changed in an experiment

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Dependent Variable

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The variable that is affected by the change and what we will measure

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Controlled Variable

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Any variable kept the same between the groups in an experiment.