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Experimental design
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accuracy | being as close to to correct as possible |
| procedure | the steps you follow in a lab experiment |
| hypothesis | prediction, educated guess. |
| constants | things that remain the same in and experiment |
| variable | anything that can change in an experiment |
| Independent variable | the variable that is purposely changed in the experiment. (the one that is being tested.) |
| Dependent variable | the variable that you are measuring. |
| CER | claim, evidence, reasoning |
| Claim | A claim is a statement that answers the questions usually 1 sentence |
| Evidence | The evidence it the data used to support the claim. It can be quantitative or qualitative depending on the question |
| reasoning | The explanation of "why" and "how" the evidence supports the claim |
| quantitative data | measurements numbers |
| qualitative data | description of characteristics, qualities and traits. |