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Sci. Investigations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Scientific method ? | Process of thinking about the different solutions; and testing each possibility |
| What's the first step in the scientific method ? | Identifying the problem |
| What's the second step in the scientific method ? | Researching the problem |
| What's the third step in the scientific method ? | Formulating hypothesis |
| What's the fourth step in the scientific method ? | Performing experiment and collecting the data |
| What's the fifth step in the scientific method ? | Analyzing the data |
| What's the sixth step in the scientific method ? | Concluding; putting everything together |
| What is a hypothesis ? | a possible answer to a question based on gathered information |
| Controlled Experiment | is made up of different components |
| Control | part of an experiment that serves as a standard to which variables are compared |
| Constants | all the variable that do not change in the experiment |
| Dependent Variable | the variable you expect to change after you do the experiment |
| Independent Variable | the one variable you change in the experiment |
| Data | information collected from observation and experiment |
| How many steps are in the scientific method ? | Six steps |
| What does the scientist do to make sure his/her results are correct? | Repeat experiment |
| A scientist uses his/her 5 senses to do what? | Make observations |
| Factor that the scientist can change in the experiment | Variable |
| Group that doesn't change | Controlled group |
| What's a hypothesis that has been supported by repeated experiments? | Theory |
| Communicating Results | Written or oral information that you share |
| What do you need to perform the experiment? | Materials |
| Interpret | explain or give meaning to |
| Why do you need a Journal? | To write down everything you did and observed |
| What is the scientific law? | statement of fact meant to describe an action or set of actions |