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Scientific Methods

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Scientific Methods main series of steps scientists use to identify and answer questions
Observing process of obtaining information by using the senses as well as the information obtained by using the senses; first step of the experimental method
Hypothesis theory or explanation based on observations that can be tested; second step of the experimental method
Prediction statement made in advance that expresses the results expected from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported
Experiment procedure carried out under controlled conditions to discover demonstrate or test a fact theory or general truth
Variable factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis
Control group group in an experiment that serves as a standard of comparison and is identical to the experimental group except for one factor
Experimental group group in an experiment that is identical to the control group except for one factor being tested
Data pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation
Bar graph graph useful for comparing data for several things in one graph
Conclusion determination of experiment results by analyzing data and comparing outcomes with predictions
Repeating experiments performing the same experiment multiple times in different places by different people to confirm reliability of conclusions
Communicating results sharing findings with other scientists often through scientific articles that include the question background methods data and interpretation
Correlation linear dependence between two variables; used when experiments are impossible or unethical
Correlation Method testing predictions by examining correlations instead of direct experiments
Scientific Habits of Mind key ways good scientists approach and think about things including curiosity skepticism openness to new ideas intellectual honesty imagination and creativity
Curiosity habit of mind where good scientists are endlessly driven to observe and experiment
Skepticism habit of mind where good scientists do not believe everything they are told
Openness to new ideas habit of mind where good scientists keep an open mind about how the world works
Intellectual honesty habit of mind where a scientist accepts experimental results even if it means their hypothesis was wrong
Imagination and creativity habit of mind allowing scientists to see patterns conceive new ideas and expand known boundaries
John Snow scientist who used imagination in 1854 by creating a spot map to pinpoint the source of a cholera epidemic
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