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Science
Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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Bias | A slanted view or one sided |
Conclusion | The end or finish of an event or process. |
Constant | Occurring continuously over a period of time |
Control | Sample that is treated like the other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to it. |
Data | The results the experiment that you are doing |
Dependent Variable | Factor that is being measured during an experiment |
Evidence | The data that is used to back something up |
Hypothesis | Educated Guess |
Independent Variable | Variable that can be changed during an experiment |
Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
Model | A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original. |
Observation | Something that someone sees and makes an hypothesis out of |
Scientific method | A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. |