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Science Terms

Science Terms. TAKS Objective 1. def: Scientific Method. common procedures used by scientists to gather information used in problem solving and experimentation. def: Control Group. The part of the experiment in which all conditions are kept constant. def: Experimental group.

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Science Terms

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  1. Science Terms TAKS Objective 1

  2. def: Scientific Method • common procedures used by scientists to gather information used in problem solving and experimentation

  3. def: Control Group • The part of the experiment in which all conditions are kept constant

  4. def: Experimental group • In an experiment the group whose conditions are being changed

  5. def: Hypothesis • Testable explanation of a question or problem

  6. def: Trend • Description of the behavior of a variable or the relationship between two variables

  7. def: Conclusion • A final statement summing up the results of an experiment, it should refer to the hypothesis

  8. def: Independent Variable • Factor in an experiment the scientist purposely changes

  9. def: Dependent Variable • Factor in an experiment that the scientist wants to observe, which may change as a result of other variables being changed

  10. def: Qualitative data • Descriptions from observations that do not contain numbers

  11. def: Quantitative data • Observations from an experiment containing numerical measurements

  12. def: Inference • The interpretation of an observation based on prior knowledge

  13. def: Prediction • An inference about future events based on current evidence, past experience or knowledge

  14. def: Accuracy • how close a measurement is to the actual value

  15. def: Precision • how close measurements are to one another

  16. def: Theory • explanation of a set of observations about the natural world

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