Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

Logical interpretations based on prior knowledge and experiences.

Possible explanation for a set of observations and inferences; answers a scientific question.

Collection of MANY correct hypotheses that are widely accepted, but difficult to prove 100%

Observations and hypotheses that are 100% true because they are proven by data and math.

The first step in the scientific method, must be measurable.

Group or variables that remain unchanged; used for comparison.

Variable that the scientist changes.

Variable that the scientist uses for data collection.

Data involving numbers.

Data involving descriptions.

Experiments in which only ONE variable is changed at a time are called ____________________ experiments.

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