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Scientific Process
Key Vocabulary of Scientific Method - definitions at 5th grade RL
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis | an idea or prediction about the outcome of the proposed question |
| Question | what you are interested in studying or finding information on |
| Research | studying something and trying to discover facts about it |
| Analyze | to break something down into its parts or elements in order to examine, study, and understand its nature |
| Conclusion | the final result or outcome of something, often written in a report |
| Share | write down your findings and present or inform others using the information |
| Variable | a characteristic, condition, or factor that can change or be changed in an experiment |
| Independent | variable that is not affected by other variables in a study and is often manipulated by the researcher |
| Dependent | a variable that changes in response to the independent variable |
| Controlled | variable that is kept constant during a scientific experiment |
| Experiment | a procedure that tests a hypothesis, or determines if something is effective or likely to work |