Scientific Method Vocabulary

Experimental tests done more than once?

• Repeated trials

• experiment

• independent variable

• scientific method

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What is the scientific method?

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An educated guess is known as?

• Scientific Method

• Hypothesis

• inference

Data that is based on observable characteristics of things or events that can be collected using the five senses. Example: "The juice tastes sweet to me."

• Qualitative data

• Quantitative data

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Controlled Variable is??

• Are variables that are held the same or constant for all experimental groups.

• A factor that responds to changes in other variables in an experiment; "it changed" variables.

• A factor that can be changed or manipulated in an experiment by the scientist; "you change it" variables.

Observation are??

• the group or subject that is used as a standard for comparison in an experiment.

• Information, measurements, and materials gathered from observations that are used to help answer questions.

• The data collected by using the five senses to learn about objects and events.

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An explanation for generalized patterns in nature that is supported by much evidence based on data collected using scientific methods.

• theory

• inference

• hypotheses

• data

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independent variable is??

• the group or subject that is used as a standard for comparison in an experiment

• A variable variables that are held the same or constant for all experimental groups.

• A factor that responds to changes in other variables in an experiment; "it changed" variables.

• A factor that can be changed or manipulated in an experiment by the scientist; "you change it" variables.

The breakdown of something that is complex into smaller parts in such a way that leads to a better understanding of the whole.

• Analysis

• inference

• measure

• data

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Control Group is ??

• A variable variables that are held the same or constant for all experimental groups.

• The group or subjects that is included in the experiment. This is the group where the independent variable is applied.

• the group or subject that is used as a standard for comparison in an experiment