Scientific Method and Variables

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What is the final step in the scientific method?

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Write a conclusion about your results

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What is the independent variable in the experiment where Jennifer wants to know if students do better on their homework if they listen to classical music or hip hop music?

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The type of music

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A dependent variable is __________.

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What is measured in an experiment

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What does a good scientific question need to have?

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All of these are needed in a good scientific question

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When graphing data, where do you place your independent variable?

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x-axis

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What is the main reason scientists have constants or controlled variables in their experiments?

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So scientists know their results came only from the independent variable and nothing else

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Why can't the speed of the runner be a constant in the example: "Do new shoes make you run faster?"

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Because the speed of the runner in the dependent variable so it cannot be a constant

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Which best describes the act of using senses or tools to gather information?

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making an observation

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In an investigation that uses the scientific method, which step immediately follows making a hypothesis?

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test your hypothesis

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Constants or controlled variables are factors in an experiment that stay the same in all groups in the experiment. True or False?

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True