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Scientific Meth 2012
Swift Scientific Method
Question | Answer |
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hypothesis | an educated guess |
inference | a guess or conclusion based on your observations. You make this after observing and use it to make a hypothesis |
variable | a factor that can change in an experiment |
independent variable | the variable that is changed on purpose in an experiment |
dependent variable | the variable that changes because of the independent variable. what we measure |
testable | a question you can try to answer. a hypothesis is testable in you can design an experiment that will prove or disprove it |
experimental group | the group that gets the change applied to it |
scientific method | a logical process that is used to find answers |
data | information you collect during an experiment |
conclusion | an explanation of the results |