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VOCAB-SCI METHOD
SCIENTIFIC METHOD VOCAB 2021
Question | Answer |
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SCIENTIFIC METHOD | The process by which scientists answer questions and solve problems. |
HYPOTHESIS | A predicted answer to a scientific problem based on observations, previous knowledge, and research. |
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | The factor that is changed on purpose by the experimenter; also called manipulated variable. |
DEPENDENT VARIABLE | The factor that responds to the independent variable; the factor that you measure or observe as data |
CONSTANTS | Variables in an experiment that are kept the same in every trial |
CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT | An experiment that tests only one variable at a time and is used as a comparison. |
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP | the group being tested for a reaction to a change in the variable; also known as the treatment group. |
REPEATED TRIALS | The number of times an experiment is tested. |
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE LEVELS | The way(s) in which the independent variable is changed by the experimenter |
PROBLEM QUESTION | It is what you are trying to solve in an experiment, written as a question. |