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Analogy: a comparison between two similar things or events
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Analyze: to interpret and evaluate data be breaking it down into its elements
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Bias: an opinion or a point of view that is highly personal based on a belief that is not supported by evidence
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Claim: a statement about what a product can do
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Communicate results: to share your results of experiments with others around the world
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Conclusion: a data based decision to accept or reject a hypothesis
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Control: a variable that a scientist keeps the same throughout an investigation
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Controlled Experiment: an investigation that test only one factor at a time
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Critical thinking: includes analyzing reviewing and critiquing explanations you come across before you accept the explanation as fact
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Data: observations or measurements that are made during a controlled experiment
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Dependent Variable: the change that occurs in response to a change in the independent variable
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Empirical evidence: evidence acquired through direct observation in a controlled experiment
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Evidence: proof or information on which a conclusion can be based
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Extrapolate: to estimate or infer data beyond a given set of data
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Hypothesis: a statement that can be tested by conducting a controlled experiment
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Independent Variable: the factor that a scientist changes during an investigation
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Inference: a logical conclusion based on evidence
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Limitation: a restriction on the usefulness of a model
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Model: a representation of an object or a system
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Observations: when you gather information using any of your five senses
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Organize Data: data put into charts, tables or graphs
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Prediction: a statement about what will happen in the future
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Qualitative data: types of information by observations and can be explained with words
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Quantitative data: types of information by observations and can be explained with numbers
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Ratio: the relationship between two quantities
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Reproducibility: describes how alike the results of an experiment are when reproduced by different scientists using the same method and substance
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Scale Model: the size of the model parts are in consistent ratio to the sizes of the parts in the real object
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Scientific Processes: includes various methods and procedures that scientist use to answer questions and solve problems
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Skepticism: an attitude of questioning or doubt
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Theory: a widely accepted scientific explanation for something that happens in nature
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Variable: a factor that changes during an investigation