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Scientific Method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis | An educated guess that answers your question |
| Experiment | A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact |
| Observation | Noticing something in the natural world that sparks curiosity and leads to a question |
| Data | The information collected during the experiment, often numerical. |
| Analysis | Examining the data to identify patterns, trends, and relationships. |
| Conclusion | Determining whether the results support or refute the hypothesis. |
| Dependent variable | The changes that are measured in an experiment. Written after the "then, ________" in the hypothesis. |
| Independent variable | What causes the changes measured in an experiment. Written in the first part of the hypothesis after the "If___" |
| Inference | Drawing a conclusion or judgment based on data |
| Trial | Each test performed in an experiment |
| Data table, | An organized chart to record and keep data from the experiment |