STAAR Grade 8 Science: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

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  1. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  2. assumption
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
  3. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  4. chart
    a visual display of data or information
  5. constant
    a quantity that does not vary
  6. control
    a standard against which other conditions can be compared
  7. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  8. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  9. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  10. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  11. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  12. framework
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  13. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  14. hypothesis
    a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
  15. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  16. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
  17. model
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  18. observation
    the act of making and recording a measurement
  19. precision
    the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
  20. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  21. procedure
    a process involved in a particular form of work
  22. qualitative
    involving distinguishing attributes
  23. quantitative
    expressible as an amount that can be measured
  24. trend
    a general direction in which something tends to move
  25. variable
    a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
Created on Tue Jun 15 09:23:55 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jun 15 11:08:54 EDT 2021)

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