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Support for the idea that something is true |
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Things or events that are made using any of the senses or tools |
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Conclusions or deductions based on observation |
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The belief that something is true |
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An ideas a person has that may or may not have basis in fact |
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To be influenced by an assumption that may or may not be correct |
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Applying critical thinking to everyday life, particularly to claims related to health, technology, and advertising |
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Includes finding background information, developing a hypothesis, and devising an experimental process for testing a hypothesis |
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Attempts to explains what has been observed in a way that can be tested |
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A series of trials or tests that are done to support or disprove a hypothesis |
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Factors that might influence the dependent variable |
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An established reference point used as a standard of comparison |
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The possible variables have been carefully considered and regulated so the results are due only to the independent variable you are testing |
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The results of trials or tests, completed during experiments |
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A decision about the outcome |
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When several scientists examine the details of an experiment |
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used to determine the length of an object |
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Used to measure an objects volume |
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The space an object occupies |
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The quantity of matter in something |
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A tool used by comparing an object of unknown mass with an object of known mass |
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A single pan and three bars (beams) that are calibrated in grams |
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Measures mass automatically |
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A tool that uses lens or a combination of lenses to make an object easier to see |
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The ability of a microscope to make an object appear larger |
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Has two ocular eyepiece lenses, one for each eye, and one or more objectives |
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Compound Light Microscope |
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Has one ocular lens, at least one objective lens, and a light source |
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Allows scientists to separate mixtures of large molecules according to size |
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A technique for separating mixtures of molecules, like gel electrophoresis |
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Can be used to make cell structures more visible |
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A substance that changes color when it contacts certain chemicals |
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Used to sort, name, and/or classify a particular organism. By working through a series of steps organisms are eliminated until the one of interest is finally identified |
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The examination of preserved speciments |
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