1st Unit 7th Grade

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What is science?

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The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested.

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Empirical Evidence

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the observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations

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Experiment

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an organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.

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observation

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the process of obtaining information by using the senses

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Hypothesis

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a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation

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Independent Variable

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in a scientific investigation, the factor that is being deliberately manipulated.

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Dependent Variable

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In a scientific investigation, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables.

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Data

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Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.

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Constant

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a condition or factor that is assumed to have one value, remain unchanged, throughout a particular investigation.

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Measurement

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A quantitative description of something that includes a number and a unit.

Example: 42 meters