Essential Scientific Skills

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Hypothesis

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, based on limited evidence.

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Independent Variable

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The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment.

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Dependent Variable

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The variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment.

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Control Group

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The group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment, used for comparison.

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Scientific Method Steps

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Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, Conclusion.

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Data Analysis

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Process of inspecting, cleaning, and modelling data to discover useful information.

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Accuracy

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How close a measured value is to the actual (true) value.

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Precision

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How close the measured values are to each other.

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Graph Label: X-axis

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Independent Variable

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Graph Label: Y-axis

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Dependent Variable