Process Skills
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Dacusville on August 30, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 scientific method | is a process that scientists use to answer questions |
| variable | something that changes or varies |
| hypothesis | statement that can be tested to answer a question |
| experiment | a scientific test that can be used to support or disprove a hypothesis |
| quantitative | observations are numbers that describe what happens during an experiment |
| qualitative | observations are words or sentences that describe what happens during an experiment |
| prediction | an educated guess about what you think will happen in an experiment |
| procedures | step by step directions of an experiment |
| results | what actually happened in the science experiment |
| data | numerical information gathered during an experiment |
| inference | when you take the results and add your own knowledge to form a logical conclusion |
| conclusion | summary of the results |
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