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| Hypothesis | An if/then statement that provides an educated guess
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| Variable | Things or factors that can be assigned or have different values in an experiment
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| Independent Variable (IV) | A variable purposely changed by the experimenter; also known as the manipulated variable
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| Dependent Variable (DV) | The factor or variable that may change as a result of changes purposely made in the independent variable; also know as the responding variable
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| Control | The part of an experiment that serves as a standard of comparison
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| Experimental Design | A graphic illustration of an experiment
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| Repeated Trials | the number of times you repeat the experiment (the actual number of times may vary due to the complexity of the research project. Use from 3
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| Qualitative Data | Data that are readily observable by the five senses such as shape, size or gender
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| Inference | a possible conclusion based on observation
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| Quantitative Data | Data gathered using one’s five senses without using a standard scale (ex. Blue color) Data gathered from amounts or measurements (ex. 25 milliliters, 10 grams)
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| Triple beam balance | Used to measure mass; used a base unit of grams (g)
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| Meniscus | The lowest point of a curve of a liquid in a graduated cylinder; usually read from the lowest point of the curve
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| Test tube | Used to hold, store or heat small amount of substances
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| Beaker | Used to hold or heat large amount of substances; not useful for precise measuring
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| Tongs | Used to handle glassware
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| Thermometer | Used to measure temperature; the Celsius scale (°C) is used in science
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| Metric ruler or meter stick | Used to measure length or distance; uses a base unit of meter (m)
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| Metric system | A system of measurement used by the scientific community
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| Mass | The amount of stuff or matter in an object
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| Matter | Something that has mass and takes up space (volume)
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| Volume | The amount of space and object takes up
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| Energy | The ability to do work or cause change
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| Graph | A pictorial display of data
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| Bar graph | A graph used to represent a set of data that does not show continuous change
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| Line graph | A graph used to show continuous change
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| Interval | The equal sizes values represented by equal spaces on an axis
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