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Term | Definition |
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Testable Question | A question that shows what you will be testing in an experiment. |
Good Testable Question | "Which paper towel holds the most mass?" |
Bad Testable Question | "Which paper towel should people buy?" |
Variable | What you change in an experiment. |
How many variables can be changed | One |
Fair Test | An experiment that has only one variable, and has repeated trials. |
Repeated Trials | When doing an experiment, you repeat each trial multiple times without changing things for ACCURATE results. |
Hypothesis | An educated guess as to the results of an experiment |
Conclusion | A summary of the results to an experiment, even if the data did not match your hypothesis. |
Observation | What you can collect data on, using your 5 sense. (What you can see, taste, smell, hear, and touch) |
Inference | Something you THINK because of an observation. |