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| organizing objects into groups with similar characteristics |
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| an observation involving your senses, but does not involve measurements or numbers |
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| Quantitative observations |
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| an observation involving measurements and numbers |
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| an interpretation based on your observation and prior knowledge |
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| educated guess of an outcome of the experiment |
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| a factor that can affect the outcome of an experiment |
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| Independent variable/manipulated variable |
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| a variable that is deliberately changed by the scientist |
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| Dependent variable/responding variable |
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| changes that are a result of the independent variable |
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| the part of the experiment that stays the same |
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| a well-tested scientific concept that explains a wide range of observations-tests must be repeated |
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