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Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 an 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. It will usually only be one sentence in length ( no explanation,reasoning, evidence, and/or transitions like "because"). |
| Evidence | The evidence is the data used to support the claim. It can be quantitative or qualitative depending on the question or lab. |
| Reasoning | The reasoning is the explanation of "why and how" the evidence supports the claim. |
| quantitative data | measurements/numbers |
| qualitative data | characteristics, qualities, and traits |