Scientific Method Vocabulary
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| Analysis | Summary looking for relationships in the data
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| Conclusion | Accepts or rejects hypothesis, summarizes the data pattern and relationships
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| Constant | A variable that does not change in an experiment
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| Control | Part of experiment that usually happens, used for comparison
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| Data | Information collected during a scientific experiment
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| Dependent Variable | The variable that is measured or observed. it "depends on" the independent
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| Experiment | A series of steps that test a hypothesis
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| Hypothesis | A prediction, an "educated guess", written as an "if...then..." statement
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| Independent Variable | The variable that you are testing or changing. "I change the..."
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| Inference | An explanation of information, not directly observed
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| Materials | All equipment and items needed for an experiment
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| Model | An explanation of how a system works using objects or drawings
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| Observation | Information gained by using the 5 senses and lab equipment
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| Procedure | Numbered, step-by-step set of instructions used to conduct and experiment
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| Purpose | The question to be answered in a science experiment
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| Qualitative | Observations describing characteristics of an object, such as color, texture, size, shape, etc.
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| Quantitative | Observations representing measurements, numbers or amounts
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| Scientific Law | Describes how nature acts under certain conditions. Well established idea.
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| Scientific Method | An organized series of steps used to solve problems
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| Scientific Theory | A set of ideas that tie together observations. Well supported hypothesis that cannot be proven wrong
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| Sources of Error | Any happenings in an experiment that negatively affect the data
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| Variable | Factors of a scientific experiment that can be changed
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