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Parts of Experiment
Nature of Science, parts of an experiment, types of investigations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Test Variable | what we manipulate or change |
| model | a 2D or 3D picture of something too big or too small to understand easily |
| 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) |
| simulation | a moving model of things that are too big or too small to understand easily |