Experimental Design Fast & Curious

What "I" am testing in an experiment; what is being changed by the experimenter

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constants

• control

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The DATA collected in an experiment

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• problem

• conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The experiment WITHOUT the independent variable (used to compare the experimental results to)

• control

• problem

• constant

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The parts of the experiment that MUST stay the SAME

• control

• constants

• hypothesis

• dependent variable

What you are trying to figure out in the experiment; a question

• problem

• conclusion

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An educated guess, written as an "If....then..." statement

• problem

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• dependent variable

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Steps to an experiment

• procedure

• materials

• dependent variable

• independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence

and reasoning

• inference

• problem

• control

• constants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Gathering information

• research

• problem

• conclusion

• independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Doing the experiment more than one time

to ensure the results are accurate

• trials

• procedure

• hypothesis

• control

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4