| A | B |
| scientific method | identifying a problem, gathering data, forming a hypothesis, testing a hypothesis and drawing conclusions |
| question | problem you want to be answered |
| hypothesis | an educated guess or explanation |
| procedure | the steps you take when doing an experiment |
| observe | to watch what happens |
| record | to write things down |
| interpret | to explain |
| conclusion | the result |
| variable | something that can change |
| ethical | following the rules of being fair and honest |
| research | to conduct an investigation to find current information |
| experiment | a test performed in order to find something out |
| control | the part of the experiment that is not being tested.... it is left alone |
| independent varible | the part of the experiment that is being tested or changed |
| dependent varible | the part of the experiment that is affected by the independent varible |