Observation Flashcards

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Observation

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Using your senses to notice or see something

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Critical Thinking

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Thinking carefully to understand and make good decisions.

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Hypothesis

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A guess or idea that you can test to see if it’s true.

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Inference

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A conclusion you make based on what you already know.

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Data

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Information or facts collected during an experiment.

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Quantitative Data

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Information that can be measured with numbers

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Qualitative Data

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Information that describes qualities or characteristics.

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Variable

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Something that can change in an experiment.

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Dependent Variable

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What you measure or observe in an experiment.

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Independent Variable

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The thing you change on purpose in an experiment.