Term | Definition |
Constants | The factors that are kept the same in an experiment |
Control group | Something that is used for comparison during the experiment. It does not get tested with the variable. |
Variables | Any factor that changes and affects the outcome of an experiment. |
Independent Variable (Manipulated Variable) | The variable that the experimenter decides to change to see if there is or is not an effect. |
Dependent Variable (Responding Variable) | The variable to the experiment that responds to the change. |
Hypothesis | A logical prediction about your "testable" question. (an educated guess) |
Experiment | Conducting a test! List your materials, the procedure, your independent variable (only ONE!), and observations. |
Conclusion | This section answers your original testable question. State whether your hypothesis was correct or incorrect. |
Observation | Use your senses. |
Scientific Method | Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data Collection, Conclusion, and Retest (if needed) |
Problem | It is what you start with. Usually asked as a question. It is why you are doing the experiment. |
Research | Looking up information or reading about your topic to try to find out more information. Usually before you make a hypothesis. |
Graph | A visual representation of your data. It helps you understand all those numbers. |
Data | It is all the measurements taken from doing the experiment. |
Materials | a list of all of the equipment and supplies used to do the experiment. |
Procedure | list of instructions about how to do the experiment |
Theory | A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data |