Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
hypothesis | A statement of what you think will happen during an investigation. |
obstervation | something you find out about objects, events, or living things by using you senses. |
experiment | the use of scientific methods to test your hypothesis |
variable | something that can change in a test |
independent variable | a variable that you can control |
dependent variable | changes when an independent variable change. It is what gets measured. It is you data |
control group | the group that doesn't get the special treatment |
precision | the ability to constantly repeat a measurement |
accuracy | the ability to make a measurement that is as close to the actual value as possible |
inference | a conclusion based on observations |
evidence | observations that make you believe somthing is true |
data | information from which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made |
procedures | step-by-step instructions for completing a task |
model | objects or ideas that represent other things |
survey | questions that are answered by people, great for opinion sentences |
sampling | examining random individuals from a population |
experimental group | the group that gets the special treatment |
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Meghan-Chagdes
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