Experimental Design Vocabulary

Evidence is ___________________

• A statement or conclusion that answers a question
• Scientific data that supports the claim
• A justification that connects the claim to the evidence
• Not vital when using an argument

What do you do to test a hypothesis?

• make a guess

• design an experiment

• publish a research paper

• create a graph and plat the data

What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?

• control
• constant
• independent variable
• dependent variable

What part of an experiment contains the data tables and graphs?

• Analysis

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Materials

What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?

• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable
• Constant
• Control

A summary of the experiment that includes whether hypothesis was supported or not.

• Hypothesis

• Results

• Conclusion

• Independent Variable

The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.

• Control Group
• Experimental Group
• Results
• Data

What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?

• controls
• data
• constants
• independent variables

What is the affect of salt water on the the height of blades of grass?

The above question is an example of:

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Procedures

• Testable Question

If plants receive more water, the number of leaves will increase. 
This is an example of 

• Testable Question
• Hypothesis
• Variables
• None of the above