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vocabulary cards for Scientific Method

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procedure   describes the steps you use during an experiment  
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conclusion   summary of your experiment and results that is written after you do the experiment  
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scientific method   a process used by scientists to find answers to questions or solve a problem  
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hypothesis   an educated guess  
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graphs   these are used to communicate the results of an experiment  
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experiment   a test done by a scientist to check their hypothesis and to collect data  
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problem   the first step in the scientific method used to identify the problem or ask a question  
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error   a mistake made by a scientist which leads to doing the experiment again  
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analyze   what scientists do after the experiment to organize their data  
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data   the information collected during an experiment  
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observations   scientists do this, using their 5 senses, to help them make a hypothesis or to collect data during an experiment  
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control   the part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison  
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