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Scientific Method CC
The Scientific Method CC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biology | The study of living things /organisms |
| Control | Used in experiments as a standard against which your results can be compared. |
| Data | Measurements or observations or information gathered from an experiment |
| Double blind | E.g. during trials to examine the effectiveness of a new pill, two sample groups are taken. Neither the control group nor the group being tested knows which is taking the real pill and which is taking the placebo. |
| Hypothesis | Educated guess based on observation |
| Placebo | Control used in drug testing. Dummy ‘pill’ used as a control in medical tests. It does not contain any ‘medicine’. |
| Principle or Law | A proven theory |
| Replicate(s) | Make a duplicate(s) of, repeat an experiment or procedure |
| Theory | A proven hypothesis |