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Experimental Design
Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Being as close as correct as possible, precise |
| Procedure | The steps we follow in a lab experiment |
| Hypothesis | Prediction, educated guess |
| What format does a hypothesis follow | "If.....then......." |
| Constants | Things that remain the same in a experiment |
| Variable | Anything that can change in a experiment |
| Independent Variable | The variable that is purposely changed in a experiment(The one being tested) |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that you are measuring(In response to the independent variable) |
| What does the C stand for in CER | Claim |
| What does the E stand for in CER | Evidence |
| What does the R stand for in CER | Reasoning |
| Whats a claim | A claim is a statement the answers the question. It will usually be ONE sentence in length. Claims do not include any explanation,reasoning, or evidence so it should not include any transition words such as "because" |
| Whats evidence | Evidence is the data used to support the claim. It can be either quantitative or qualitative depending on the question and/or lab. Only use data with evidence that supports the claim. |
| What's quantitative | It must have a number in the question to be quantitative |
| What's qualitative | If it does not have a number in the question than its qualitative |
| Whats reasoning | The reasoning is the explanation of "Why and How" It should include an explanation of the science concept that produced the evidence or data. |