Understanding the Scientific Method

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Scientific Method

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Systematic process for experimentation

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Observation

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Gathering data using senses

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Hypothesis

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Educated guess or prediction

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Variable

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Factor that can change

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Independent Variable

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Variable changed by the scientist

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Dependent Variable

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Variable measured in the experiment

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Control Group

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Group not exposed to the independent variable

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Data

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Collected information from experiments

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Theory

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Well-tested explanation of observations

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Qualitative Data

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Descriptive data that can be observed but not measured