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Scientific Method
Steps to the scientific method and vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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observation | 5 senses |
question | problem |
hypothesis | *educated guess *usually in an "If.......then....." statement. |
research | *internet * books *background knowledge |
experiment | test |
data | information (research, experiment) |
conclusion | *results *repeat experiment *Was my hypothesis correct? |
control | *stays the same *used to compare |
dependent variable | *respond to the change made *it is measured |
independent variable | "I" make the change in the experiment |
inference | prediction based on observations |