science act 1-10 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
hypothesis | An explanation based on observed facts or an idea of how things work. |
ethics | A person's sense of right and wrong. |
evidence | Information and facts that help prove something |
observation | Information you obtain through your senses. |
inference | Logical conclusion based on observations |
inference | An experiment done to test medicines on people to see if it is safe and effective |
control Group | A group in an experiment that gets a placebo and is used for comparison |
placebo | Fake medicine that looks like the real medicine. |
sample Size | The number of subjects in a scientific study |
informed consent | A document that explains the risks in a clinical trial that the patient signs |
placebo effect | a person experiences improvement when they’ve had the placebo |
reproducible | An experiment that produces similar results each time |
variable | something in an experiment that can change |
independent variable | the variable in an experiment that is being tested |
dependent variable | the variable in an experiment that is measured |
controlled variable | variables in an experiment that are kept the same. |
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