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Chem: Brain Booster
TEKS 1E, 1H, 2C, 3A, 3B
Term | Definition |
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Scientific Theory | Explains why or how something happens; supported by evidence |
Predict | A guess about what might happen based on observation and inference |
Scientific Law | a statement describing what always happens under certain conditions. They are accepted to be true and universal and sometimes expressed as a single equation. |
Reliability | how consistently a method measures something |
Validity | how accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure |
Conclusion | a decision that is formed with evidence; summary of information |
Hypothesis | a testable explanation about something based on prior knowledge and observations |
Experimental Design | a set of procedures that are designed to test a hypothesis |
Engineering Design | a series of steps to follow to come up with a solution to a problem |
Independent variable | stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables |
Dependent variable | is affected by the independent variable |
Control variable | kept the same in an experiment |