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a way of learning about the natural world
What is science
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using one or more of you senses to gather information
What is observing
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deal with number of amount
What is quantitative observation
100
deal with descriptions that can't be expressed in numbers
What is qualitative observation
100
accurately shows the proportions between its parts
What is scale model
200
explain or interpret things that you observe
What is inferring
200
making a forecast of what will happen in the future
What is predicting
200
process of grouping together items that are alike in some way
What is classifying
200
involves creating representations of complex objects or process
What is making models
200
study of living things
What is life science
300
study of life
What is biology
300
general term for a living thing
What is organism
300
process of change that causes an organism to become more complex during its lifetime
What is development
300
the way that an organism is put together
What is structure
300
the processes that enable an organims to survive
What is function
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structure and function of an organism work together to meet the needs of an organism
What is complementary
400
diverse ways where scientists investigate the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather
What is scientific inquiry
400
possible explanation of a set or observations
What is hypothesis
400
factors that change in an experiment
What is a variable
400
an experiment where only one varialbe is manipulated at a time
What is controlled experiment
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the one variable that is purposely changed in an experiment
What is manipulated variable
500
factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable also known as the dependent variable
What is responding variable
500
part of experiment where you can compare the results of other tests
What is control
500
statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term
What is operational definition
500
facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
What is data
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