Scienctific Method Vocabulary
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| Variables in an experiment that are kept the same. | CONSTANTS (OR CONTROLLED VARIABLES)
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| The factor that is changed on purpose by the experimenter; also called the manipulated variable. | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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| The number of times an experiment is tested. | REPEATED TRIALS
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| The factor that responds to the independent variable; the factor that you measure and observe. | DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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| The process by which scientists answer questions and solve problems. | SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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| An experiment that tests only one variable at a time and is used as a comparison. | CONTROL (CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT)
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| A predicted answer to a scientific question based on observations and research. | HYPOTHESIS
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| What you are trying to solve in an experiment. | PROBLEM QUESTION
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| The way(s) in which the independent variable is changed by the experimenter. | LEVELS OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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| this is the group being tested for a reaction to a change in the variable; also known as the treatment group. | EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
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