Scientific Method
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| Observation | Noticing something in the natural world.
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| Question | When something that you observe doesn't make sense.
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| Hypothesis | A prediction about future events based on what you know. Usually an "if"/"then" statement.
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| Method/Procedure | The steps you follow to complete an experiment.
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| Variable | Something that changes or varies.
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| Independent variable (IV) | part of the experiment that is changed intentionally by the scientist
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| Dependent variable (DV) | part of the experiment that is changed BECAUSE OF the Independent variable.
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| Control | part of the experiment that remains unchanged from how it occurs naturally
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| Constants | parts of the experiment that are the SAME for all variables
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| Results | The data that is collected after running the experiment.
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| Qualitative data | uses words and is based on observation and interview
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| Quantitative data | uses numbers and is based on survey, data collection, and measurements
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| Conclusion | an statement on whether the hypothesis was correct or not and an explanation of the results. Includes sources of error.
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| Validity | the experiment can be repeated and produce the same results
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