Scientific Inquiry/Scientific Method Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| hypothesis | an educated guess, must be measurable and testable, and it is written as an If.... Then statement
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| manipulated variable | the variable the scientists changes in an experiment: for example, the color of the Tootsie Pop
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| responding variable | the variable that is measured during an experiment: for example, the number of licks it takes to reach the chocolate in a Tootsie Pop
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| question | the problem you are trying to solve
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| controlled experiment | an experiment in which the scientists changes 1 variable
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| data | information gathered during an experiment: facts, numbers, measurements, figures
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| conclusion | does the data support or not support your hypothesis
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| controlled variables | variables that the scientists keeps the same during the experiment: for example, the size of the Tootsie Pop
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| procedure | list of instruction or steps to follow during an experiment
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| materials | list of equipment and supplies you need for an experiment
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| observations | using your 5 senses to gather information
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