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Scientific Method
6th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.purpose | ask a question |
| 2.research | find out what is known about the question |
| 3.hypothesis | predict an outcome to the question |
| 4.experiment | decide how to test the question; record the data |
| 5.analysis | look at data |
| 6.conclusion | a statement that accepts or rejects the hypothesis |
| 7.share | be ready to communicate the results to others |
| independent variable | the thing you are in control of when you set up an experiment. The item you change or manipulate |
| dependent variable | the thing you are measuring or observing during the experiment. It responds to the way you set up the experiment; responding |
| constants | things or conditions that must stay the same during the testing to make it fair. |