Josh Scientific Method Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| A question to be considered, solved or answered. | Problem
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| The act of noting and recording something with instruments. | Observation
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| A tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested by further investigation. | Hypothesis
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| A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstarte a known truth, or examine the validity of a hypothesis. | Experiment
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| The result or outcome of a an act or process. | Conclusion
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| An assumption based on limited information or knowledge. | Theory
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| Part of the experiment purposely changedL: the presumed cause. | Independent Variable
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| Part of the experiment that depens on the outcome of the independent variable and is measured; the presumed effect. | Dependent Variable
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| Part of the experiment to be used as a standard of comparison. | Control
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| Part or parts that stay the same for both the experiment and the control. | Constant
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| Conclusion based on a previous observation (not proven). | Inference
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| Part of the experiment that remains normal. | Control group
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| Numbers. | Quantitative Data
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| Description. (big, blue, soft). | Qualitative Data
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| Used to measure mass (weight) in milligrams, kilograms/ use a triple beam balance. | Grams
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| Used to measure volume (liquid) in milliliters/ use a graduate cylinder. | Liters
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| Used to measure length (distance or height) in centimeters/ use a ruler. | Meters
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