Scientific Method Vocabulary
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Question | Identify the problem and get background information
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Hypothesis | predication about the outcome of an experiment. written if...then
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Materials | very specific list of items needed for an experiment, numbered, and written vertically down the paper
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Procedures | very specific steps explaining exactly how to carry out the experiment numbered, and vertically down
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Manipulated Variable | factor that is changed in an experiment
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Responding Variable | what you measure or observe to obtain your results
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Control Variable | keep all the variables the same, except for the manipulated variable
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Observation | what the person performing the activity sees, feels, smells, or tastes
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Data | measurements, other observations, charts, graphs
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Results | summarizing your data in a few sentences
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Conclusion | statement that sums up what you've learned from an experiment
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Quantitive Data | information you get when you test your question
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Qualitative Data | (just observation) you use your senses: eyes, ears, smell, sometimes taste
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