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 an Independent Variable?

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The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

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What is a Dependent Variable?

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The variable that is measured and affected in an experiment, responding to changes in the independent variable.

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What is a Hypothesis?

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A testable prediction or educated guess about the relationship between two or more variables.

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What is an Observation?

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The act of noting and recording something with instruments or through the senses.

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What is a Control Group?

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A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

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What is a Theory?

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A well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that is based on a body of evidence.

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What is a Law in science?

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A statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspects of the universe.

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What is an Experiment?

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A procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis.

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What is Data?

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Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.