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Scientific Method

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What is the scientific method? Steps scientists use to learn about the world around them.
What is an observation? To use our senses in order to gather information.
What in an inference? An explanation or interpretation of what you have observed.
What is an independent variable? The thing that the scientist changes on purpose.
How many independent variables are in an experiment? Only 1
What is a dependent variable? What is measured. The "effect" or data.
What is a qualitative observation? An observation that describes qualities or characteristics of something. Made using your senses.
What is a quantitative observation? An observation made using numbers. It can be measured or counted.
What is a constant? All of the factors/things that stay the same in an experiment.
What is a hypothesis? An educated guess that the scientist makes to predict the "answer" to the question.
What words need to be in a hypothesis? If and then
What is the control group? The thing or group in an experiment that we use as a comparison. We do not do anything different to it.
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