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Experimental Design
Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Being as close to correct as Possible, Precise |
| Procedure | The steps you follow in a lab experiment |
| Hypothesis | Prediction, Educated guess that uses the format "If then" |
| Constants | Things that remain the same in an experiment |
| Variable | Anything that can change in a experiment |
| Independent Variable | The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment (The one that is being tested) |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that you are measuring (In response to the independent variable) |
| Claim | A claim is a statement that answers the question |
| Evidence | The evidence is the data used to support the claim |
| Quantitative | Quantitative means: Relating to, measuring, or expressible in terms of quantity, amounts, or numbers rather than quality |
| Qualitative | Qualitative means: Relating to the quality, nature, or characteristics of something rather than its numerical amount or measurement |
| Reasoning | The reasoning is the explanation of "Why and how" the evidence supports the claim. |