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Parts of Experiment
Nature of Science, parts of an experiment, types of investigations
Term | Definition |
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Control | what stays the same (ex. what doesn't get changed, type of plant, size of pot) |
Control Group | no independent variable added (what is normal before changes are made) |
Independent Variable | what we manipulate or change |
Dependent Variable | what we measure |
model | a simulation of things that are too big or too small for us to see clearly |
field study | investigation that studies plants and animals in nature and recording data |
controlled experiment | investigation in which scientists control variables and set up a test to answer a question |
repeated systematic observation | investigation that repeatedly documents descriptive details of nature over time (ex. moon phases) |