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Scientific Method
Question | Answer |
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is the procedure scientist use to explain why things happen the way they do | Scientific method |
what should you do once your experiments are done? | See if the data supports your hypothesis |
How should you arrive at your conclusion? | By using the data you've collected in your experiments |
What should you do if the data doesn't support your hypothesis? | Adjust your hypothesis and design a new experiment |
what is the point of doing an experiment? | To test a hypothesis |
What are you doing if you make a hypothesis without making an observation? | You are just guessing |
a standard used for comparison that does not change in the experiment | Control |
a standard that "varies" or changes in an experiment | Variable |
an educated guess based from your observations and prior knowledge | Hypothesis |
What are the 5 steps of the scientific method in order? | Problem, observe & ask questions, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion |