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Scientific Method
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Experiment | This step includes the materials and directions that you will follow |
| Hypothesis | This is an educated guess for the answer to the problem |
| Problem | This is the question that you want to answer in the experiment |
| Observations | This step includes a chart or table with the data you gathered when doing the experiment |
| Conclusion | You write this after doing the experiment and analyzing the data |
| Independent | This variable is the one change in the experiment |
| Dependent | This variable is the data or results of the change in the experiment |
| Controlled | This variable stays the same in the experiment |
| Data | This is the measurements, such as time or height, that you find during the experiment |
| Analyze | To look closely at data to compare and find patterns. |
| Scientific method | The steps that scientists use to complete an experiment. |