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scientific method
8th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bias | a slanted view or 1 sided |
| constant | variable that stays the same during an experiment |
| data | information gathered during experiment usually tables or chart |
| evidence | helps prove if something is true or false |
| inference | the pros sec of reasoning |
| observation | the act of noticing or perceiving |
| conclusion | end or answer to the problem you are trying to solve |
| control | sample that is treated like other experiments groups except that the independent variable os not applied to it |
| dependent variable | factor that is being measured during an experiment |
| experiment | how you test your hypothesis |
| independent variable | variable that can be changed during an experiment |
| model | represents something that is to big or too small to dangerous,too time-consuming,or too expensive to observe directly |
| scientific method | ways to solve problems that can be step by step plans making models and carefully thought out experiments |