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Sci Method Vocabular
Scienctific Method Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Variables in an experiment that are kept the same. | CONSTANTS (OR CONTROLLED VARIABLES) |
The factor that is changed on purpose by the experimenter; also called the manipulated variable. | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
The number of times an experiment is tested. | REPEATED TRIALS |
The factor that responds to the independent variable; the factor that you measure and observe. | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
The process by which scientists answer questions and solve problems. | SCIENTIFIC METHOD |
An experiment that tests only one variable at a time and is used as a comparison. | CONTROL (CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT) |
A predicted answer to a scientific question based on observations and research. | HYPOTHESIS |
What you are trying to solve in an experiment. | PROBLEM QUESTION |
The way(s) in which the independent variable is changed by the experimenter. | LEVELS OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
this is the group being tested for a reaction to a change in the variable; also known as the treatment group. | EXPERIMENTAL GROUP |