Chapter 1 – Flashcard
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a card that shows caring (February 14):Did Nathaniel enjoy the______ cards he got from his friends?
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valentine
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A statement of what you think will happen during an investigation.
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Hypothesis
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Something you find out about objects, events, or living things by using your senses.
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observation
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The use of scientific methods to test your hypothesis.
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experiment
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Something that can change in a test.
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variable
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the group that doesn't get special treatment
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control group
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Step by step instructions for completing a task.
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procedures
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Objects or ideas that represent other things
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Models
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questions that are answered by people. great for opinion questions.
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survey
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A variable you can control
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Independent variable
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A variable that changes when a independent variable changes
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Dependent variable
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examining random people from the population
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sampleing
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The same as the control group except it does get special treatment
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Experimental group
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Information from which a conclusion can be draw and predictions can be made
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data
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the ability to always repeat a measurement.
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precision
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the ability to make a measurement that is as close to the actual values as possible.
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accuracy
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a conclusion based observations.
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inference
