Scientific Method Flashcard

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The third step of the scientific method that involves making an educated guess about what will happen.

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form a hypothesis

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The fourth step of the scientific method that involves determining your variables and the necessary steps to help you answer the question.

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test the hypothesis

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The first step of the scientific method that involves thinking about what you want to know.

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state the problem

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The sixth step of the scientific method that involves using the data collected from your experiment to explain what happened.

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draw conclusion

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The second step of the scientific method that involves researching and observing to learn about your question or topic.

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gather information

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The fifth step of the scientific method that involves making observations and recording what you see happening in a table, graph, or diagram.

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analyze data

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Factor(s) that do not change in an experiment.

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constant

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The variable you are measuring in the experiment (this is where your data comes from).

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dependent variable

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The variable you are testing in your experiment (the one you change as a scientist).

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independent variable

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Which step of the scientific method is this example? After analyzing data, I discovered that water increases in volume when it freezes.

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draw conclusions