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Scientific Method
scientific method vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science | |
| Observation | information gathered by the senses or through scientific measurement |
| Research | Gathering more information about a topic |
| Hypothesis | An educated, testable, answer to the question. |
| Investigation | A way of testing a hypothesis |
| Descriptive Investigation | An investigation where the characteristics of variables are described. |
| Comparative Investigation | An investigation where the variables are compared.. |
| Experimental Investigation | A fair test of a hypothesis. with an independent, a dependent, and control variables. |
| Variable | Something that can change in an investigation |
| Independent Variable | The variable you change in an investigation. |
| Dependent Variable | The variable you observe/measure in the investigation. The data. |
| Control Variables | The variables that you keep the same in a investigation. |
| Data | Information gathered during an investigation. |
| Conclusion | A summary of what you have learned from an investigation. |