A | B |
constant | anything that stays the same in an experiment |
Control | results are compared to this part of an experiment |
variable | the one different part of an experiment |
dependent variable | the result or response to the independent variable or variable |
independent variable | something you can change in an experiment. (variable) |
observation | fact you gather using your 5 senses |
inference | a guess based on your observations |
problem | a question you need to answer |
hypothesis | an educated guess |
conclusion | results based on data collected from your experiment |
procedures | the steps you take in an experiment to test an hypothesis |
scientific method | a process used by scientists to work through a problem |
law | rule of nature |
theory | explanation based on many observations |