The Scientific Method

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What is the scientific method?

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A systematic process used for scientific investigation, involving observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and conclusion.

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What is a hypothesis?

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A testable prediction about the relationship between variables.

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What is an experiment?

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A procedure carried out to test a hypothesis.

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What is a conclusion in the scientific method?

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A summary of the results of an experiment that explains whether the hypothesis was supported or not.

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What is an observation?

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Information gathered through the senses during an experiment.

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What is a variable?

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Any factor that can change in an experiment.

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What is a controlled variable?

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A variable that is kept constant to ensure that the experiment is fair.

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What is a responding variable?

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The variable that is measured in an experiment, also known as the dependent variable.

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What is a manipulated variable?

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The variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment, also known as the independent variable.

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What is data collection?

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The process of gathering and measuring information during an experiment.