Nature of Science Review

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What is a result or observation that deviates from what is expected or normal?

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Anomaly

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What is the ability of an entire experiment or study to be duplicated, either by the same researcher or by someone else?

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Reproducibility

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What is the diverse way in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations?

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Scientific inquiry

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What is the process of inspecting and modeling data to discover useful information?

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Data analysis

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What is the variable that is observed and measured in an experiment?

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Dependent variable

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What is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment?

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Independent variable

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What is a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes an aspect of the world?

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Scientific law

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What is the act of noting and recording something with instruments or senses?

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Observation

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What is a representation of an object or system used to explain and predict phenomena?

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Model

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What is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience?

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Inference