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Stack #47299
Stack #47299 The Scientific Method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| data | measurements |
| observations | what you see, hear, feel, smell, or taste. |
| variable | factor being tested |
| independent variable | factor changed by the experimenter |
| dependent variable | factor in the experiment that changes due to the independent variable |
| research | gathering information |
| control | experiment with the variable left out |
| conclusion | result of the laboratory activity |
| hypothesis | proposed explanation; educated guess |
| experiment | controlled way to test the hypothesis |
| theory | explanation for an observation |
| law | what you expect ot happen every time under a particular set of conditions |