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Scientific Method
Schrift-wk 1.3 Scientific Method
| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scientific method | the process of asking questions and then doing careful investigations to find the answers to those questions |
| hypothesis | a predicted answer to a scientific question |
| variable | anything that can change in an experiment. You must keep all of these the same, except the one you are testing. |
| testable | can be observed and measured |
| control | a feature that is not changed in an experiment |
| observations | information you collect using your senses |
| estimate | to make an educated guess about the size or number of things that you cannot measure directly |
| trial | each repeated experiment. A good experiment is done more than once to be sure answers are correct |
| data table | a chart that organizes data collected in an experiment |
| conclution | an explanation of what data show |
| data | information collected during a scientific investigation |