Foundations of Science

An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world. 

• biology

• science

• theory 

• law

using senses to study the world; using tools to collect measurements; examining previous research results. 

• observation

• objective

• organism

• review

the study of life. 

• science

• philosophy 

• theory

• biology

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process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 

• experiment

• examine

• justify

• observation

independent variable 

• condition or factor that is manipulated by a scientist during an experiment. 

• experimental data collected through observation and measurement. 

• condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment. 

• proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question. 

proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.

• theory

• prediction

• scientific guess

• hypothesis

constant

• process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 

• condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.

• is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge. 

• process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 

theory

• process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions. 

• proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.

• is a statement about an observed phenomenon or a unifying concept

• a well tested explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results. 

law

• a well tested explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results. 

• is a statement about an observed phenomenon or a unifying concept

• proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.

• condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.

is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge. 

• guessing

• understanding

• inference

• conclude