scientific method
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| hypothesis | what you think will happen, educated guess
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| scientific method | the tool scientist use to find the answers to their questions
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| variable | the part of the experiment that is manipulated or changes
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| conclusion | what you have decided based on your results
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| controlled variable | the part of the experiment that is not affected by the variable being tested; it remains constant
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| research | finding information about your topic
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| analysis | detailed step-by-step, instructions about how you will conduct the experiment
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| question | what you are trying find out; purpose of your project
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| observation | receiving knowledge using the 5 senses
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| inference | drawing a conclusion based on observations
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| accuracy | degree of closeness to its actual (true) value
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| precision | measurement that can be reproduced
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| quantitative | numbers
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| qualitative | words/texture
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| 7 components of a good graph | title, independent, x-axis, dependent, y-axis, increments, labels
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| meters | used to measure distance
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| independent | part of the experiment that changes
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| volume | amount of space a substance occupies
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| electronic digital balance | a tool that measures mass
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| mass | amount of matter in an object
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| graduated cylinder | tool used to measure liquids in Liters or milliliters
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| meniscus | the curve of a substance in a container
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| theory | an idea that is the best explanation of many observations
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| dependent | part of the experiment that doesn't change
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| what is the scientific method | purpose, research, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion
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