What is Science Vocabulary

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the process of using one or more of your senses to gather information.

• Scientific Inquiry

• Observation

• Skepticism

• Personal Bias

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the ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather.

• Skepticism

• Inferring

• Scientific Inquiry

• Deductive Reasoning

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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an outlook influenced b a person's likes and dislikes.

• Cultural Bias

• Inductive Reasoning

• Scientific Law

• Personal Bias

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the one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called manipulated variable.

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Personal Bias

• Scientific Theory

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a way of learning about the natural world through observations and logical reasoning; leads to a body of knowledge.

• Science

• Deductive Reasoning

• Cultural Bias

• Controlled Experiment

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.

• hypothesis

• Classifying

• Quantitative Observation

• Controlled Experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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the study of principles about what is right and wrong, fair and unfair.

• Inductive Reasoning

• Ethics

• Objective

• Predicting

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an observation that deals with a number or amount.

• Observation

• Making Models

• Quantitative Observation

• Classifying

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an attitude of doubt.

• Ethics

• Hypothesis

• Skepticism

• Variables

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable.

• Variable

• Prediction

• Making Models

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5