Scientific Method

They are made up of one or more cells.

They make their own chemical energy.

They have similar responses to light.

They reproduce when one cell divides into two.

independent variable.

dependent variable.

constant.

control condition.

proven by more than one scientist

unchanged by new evidence

accepted by the public

supported by much evidence

provable

theoretical

testable

quantifiable

so other scientists will argue

because they like to write

to make scientific models

so other scientists can repeat their experiments

dependent variables

theories

hypotheses

independent variables

It is the experimental data.

It is manipulated by a scientist.

It never changes during the experiment

It is not affected by the independent variable

data.

a hypothesis.

observations.

conclusions.

Quantitative

Qualitative

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