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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Independent variable | The variable being tested |
| Dependent variable | The variable measured at the end; It responds to the changed independent variable. |
| Control group | The trail/group you don't give the independent variable to so you can see if there was a change/compared to |
| Constant variables | Everything else in the investigation that you keep the same |
| Predictions | What you THINK will happen next |
| Quantitative Observations | Numbers describing the event |
| Inferences | What you think happened |
| Hypothesis | An educated prediction written in a specific format |
| Qualitative Observations | An educated prediction written in a specific format |
| Controlled Experiment | An investigation where only one variable is changed at a time |
| Systematic Observations | Observation on a schedule where you are looking for specific things |
| Field Study | Where scientists go outside and collect sample |
| Repetition | One person completing the same investigation over and over |
| Replication | Different people completing the same investigation over and over |
| Scientific Model | Diagrams, 3-D objects, computer simulation that helps us understand a science subject better. They are not perfection because they are not exact copies of the real thing |