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Voc ScientificMethod
Vocabulary Scientific Method
Term | Definition |
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Scientific Method | step-by-step process used to find answers to questions about the world around us |
Hypothesis | an educated guess or prediction of the outcome of an investigation written as a statement |
Procedure | a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner |
Conclusion | a statement telling the results of an investigation based on data and observations |
Results | outcomes of an investigation |
Analyze | to study the parts of something carefully |
Data | facts or information |
Independent Variable | the condition that you can change in an investigation |
Dependent Variable | what you measure in an investigation. It is affected by the independent variable |
Quantitative | properties that are measured with a numerical result (ex. 26 cm) |
Qualitative | properties that are observed and not measured with a numerical result (ex. color) |
Control | a condition or factor that is kept the same throughout an experiment |
Materials | all the supplies needed to conduct an investigation |
Question | the problem in an experimental investigation |