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y9 Science Experiment Terminology

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Reliability   Repeat experiment 3-5 times for consistent results  
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Validity   Is the experiment testing the hypothesis you wrote.  
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Hypothesis   A positive predicted outcome or a guess of the result of experiment ( This will happen)  
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The Dependant variable   Which variable are you going to measure!and record?  
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The Independant Variable   Which variable are you changing in the experiment- only one variable should change.  
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The Controlled variables   All the things that must remain the same in the experiment- eg environment, quantities.  
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Aim   A general explanation of what the experiment is investigating  
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Results Table- variables   Independent variable- vertical Number of trials and average- horizontal  
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Conclusion   Was your hypothesis proven or not- State in a sentence whether or not your results were what you expected  
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Discussion   Did your experiment go to plan? Was there any thing you could have done better to make results more accurate? Can you explain the Science involved or reasons for results.  
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Graph   Y- axis Dependant Variable X- axis- Independant variable  
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Results table- units   Units of measurement in Headings with Title  
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