Scientific Explanations Vocab

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Study of all living things

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Biology

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Comparing existing knowledge with new information to assess agreement.

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Critical thinking

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Rules of conduct or moral principles

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ethics

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Explanation of an observation testable by scientific methods.

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hypothesis

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Logical explanation of an observation from prior knowledge or experience.

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Inference.

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Using senses to gather information and note occurrences.

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Observation

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Statement about what will happen next in a sequence of events.

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Prediction.

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Investigation of natural events and new information from those investigations.

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science

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Pattern or event in nature that is always true

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scientific law

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Explanation of observations/events based on extensive knowledge.

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scientific theory