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scientific method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reasoning (CER) | the reasoning is to provide an explanation for your evidence, and also trying to prove your claim. |
| What is the scientific method? | a series of steps that scientists use to answer questions or solve a problem |
| What is an observation? | using your senses to gather information |
| What are constants? | parts of an experiment that must be kept the same and unchanged so that the results are valid |
| What is a hypothesis? | a possible answer to a scientific question |
| What are variables? | the factors that can change or be changed within an experiment |
| Claim (CER) | what you are trying to prove |
| Evidence (CER) | to try and explain your claim by using evidence |
| What is data? | scientists collect data so they can analyze the results of an experiment and answer the original question |
| What is the conclusion? | the conclusion answers the original question in one sentence (claim) |
| What is the question? | the goal of an experiment is to answer a question. you can answer a testable question by conducting an experiment and analyzing the results |
| What is an independent variable? | the variable that is purposely changed in an experiment |
| What is a dependent variable? | what is being observed and measured in an experiment and cannot be changed |
| What is the experimental group? | will receive the treatment in the experiment |
| What is the control group? | will not receive the treatment in the experiment |