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Scientific Inquiry
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An explanation of something that is occurring, based on prior knowledge (schema)
intuition
information
inference
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Information is gained by using the 5 senses and scientific tools
hypothesis
observations
inference
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An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
proposal
hypothesis
theory
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The independent variable (graphed on the X-axis of a graph); it changes in an investigation
investigatory variable
manipulated variable
experimental variable
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Observations made by using the 5 senses
qualitative observations
sensory observations
quantitative observations
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The dependent variable (graphed on the Y-axis); the response to the independent variable
required variable
resulting variable
responsive variable
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Factors that can change the result of an experiment
products
tests
variables
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Only 1 factor is changed or tested in an experiment
fair test
factor test
simple test
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A series of steps to conduct a scientific investigation
scientific inquiry
scientific method
experiments
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Observations that use numbers and/or measurements
number observations
quantitative observations
qualitative observations
