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Scientific Method
SM and OBS and INF
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Problem | The first step in the scientific method to identify |
| Observation | Using the five senses to make infernces |
| Experiment | The steps involved to test a hypothesis |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess written as an IF and THEN statement |
| Research | The use of internet, books, etc.. to find information about problem question. |
| Conclusion | The statement that proves the hypothesis is correct or incorrect |
| Inference | a conclusion based on observations |
| Direct Relationship | graphing relationship as X increase Y increases |
| Indirect Relationship | graphing relationship as X increase Y decreases |
| Cyclic Relationship | graphing relationship as X increase Y repeats |
| No Relationship | graphing relationship as X increase Y remains the same |
| Independent Variable | variable that I change in an experiment |
| Dependent Variable | variable that DATA is collected |
| Control | Used for comparison |
| Constant | Part of the experiment that remains the same |