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Experimental design
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | being as close to correct as possible, precise |
| prosedure | The steps you follow in a lab experiment |
| constants | Things that remain the same in an experiment |
| Variable | anything that can change |
| hypothesis | prediction educated guess that uses the format ''if..then..'' |
| independent variable | the variable that is purposely changed in an experiment ( the one thing that is being tested) |
| Dependent variable | The variable that you are measuring (in a response to the independent variable) |
| Claim | A claim is a statement that answers the question it will usually only be one sentence length |
| Evidence | The evidence is the data used to support the claim it can be either quantitative or qualitative depending on the question only use data with evidence that supports the claim. |
| Reasoning | The reasoning is the explanation of ''why and how'' the evidence supports the claim |
| Quantitative data | measurements/numbers |
| Qualitative data | description of characteristics , qualities and traits |