Scientific Method and Variables

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What is a hypothesis?

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A hypothesis is an educated guess.

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What is the name of the information that you get from your experiment?

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Data is the information organized into charts and graphs.

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What two words should be in your hypothesis?

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If ... then... is the structure of a hypothesis.

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What does the independent variable do in an experiment?

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The independent variable is the ONE thing you change.

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What is the role of the independent variable in an experiment?

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The independent variable is purposely changed to test the hypothesis.

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What is a dependent variable?

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The dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment.

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What is the purpose of a control group?

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A control group is used for comparison and does not receive the independent variable.

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What is an observation in science?

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An observation is information gathered using your senses.

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What is the scientific method?

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The scientific method is a systematic process for conducting experiments and making observations.

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What is a conclusion in an experiment?

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A conclusion summarizes the results and states whether the hypothesis was supported.