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Scientific Method
Definitions for Investigating a Problem or Question
Term | Definition |
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Scientific Method | organized set of steps used to figure out a question or problem. |
Hypothesis | an educated guess |
Independent Variable | the one thing that you change in an experiment |
Dependent Variable | is what happens due to the change you made. |
Constants | all the factors that have to be kept the same. |
Control Group | serves as a comparison group or the "normal" |
Data | measurements gathered from the experiment |
Conclusion | answers to question or problem and what was found out |
Experiment | specific steps you designed to test your hypothesis. |
Model | small scale of something. |
Observation | using senses to see, hear, taste, touch, or smell something |
Mean | average found by adding the data and dividing by the number of items |
Mode | numbers in a data set that occur the most. |
Median | middle number in a set of numbers. |
Range | difference between the greatest and least number in a data set. |
Table, Graph, or Chart | used to easily display the date |