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Scientific Invest.
Scientific Investigation Grade 7
Term | Definition |
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Steps in the Scientific Method | 1. State the QUESTION. 2. Collect INFORMATION. 3. Form a HYPOTHESIS. 4. TEST the hypothesis. 5. RECORD and study the DATA. 6. Write a CONCLUSION. |
Observation | anything noticed using your 5 senses |
Hypothesis | an educated guess that you can test |
Procedure | the way an experiment is carried out |
Conclusion | a judgment based on observations |
Repeated trials | The number of times you repeat an experiment. The more times you repeat an experiment, the more valid the data becomes. You want to conduct the experiment as many times as possible. |
Data | the numbers, facts, or measurements obtained in an experiment |
Independent variable | the factor being tested or changed on purpose |
Dependent variable | the results or what is measured in the experiment |
Constants | factors in an experiment that must be kept the same |
Inference | idea or conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning |