Scientific Method

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Hypothesis: an educated guess.

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A hypothesis is an educated guess.

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Summary of experiment results.

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Conclusion

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Info from experiments organized in charts/graphs.

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data

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First step in the scientific method:

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Identify the problem

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If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.

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Hypothesis

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Step: Touching cheese makes it moldy.

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Draw a conclusion.

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The one thing you CHANGE in an experiment is the

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Independent Variable

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Experiment with 10 plants in sunlight and 10 in red light. Height measured after one month. What is the dependent variable?

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Plant height

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Experiment with 10 plants in sunlight and 10 in red light. Measure height after one month. Identify the INDEPENDENT variable.

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Red light

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Process used by scientists to solve problems.

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scientific method