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Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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question | what you want to find out, research to narrow it down to a “yes/no” or “one or the other” type of answer |
hypothesis | a statement predicting the answer to your question. If, (insert independent variable) then, (dependent variable) |
procedures | a plan to find the answer to your question written in steps. |
independent variable | what you change in each test in your experiment. |
dependent variable | your data, what you discover as a result of the change made. |
constant | an element that remains unchanged used as a point of comparison against which other test results are measured |
control | part of your experiment that represents how things would occur if there were no changes. How things naturally occur. |
quantitative observation | measurements taken while observing |
qualitative observation | observations that can not be measured and must be described. |
results | a summary of the data |
conclusion | backing up inferences with facts to explain the outcome of an experiment |