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| Scientific Method | “a systematic approach to problem solving” |
| Independent Variable | “the factor in an experiment that is tested; the ONE factor that is changed BY the experimenter to test a hypothesis” |
| Manipulated Variable | a synonym for“the factor in an experiment that is tested; the ONE factor that is changed BY the experimenter to test a hypothesis” |
| Dependent Variable | “the factor in an experiment that changes AS A RESULT of the independent variable” |
| Responding Variable | a synonym for “the factor in an experiment that changes AS A RESULT of the independent variable” |
| Constants | “factors in an experiment that do not change; factors that are kept the same throughout the experiment (such as conditions and setup)” |
| Control | “the standard for comparison in an experiment" |
| Control Group | “Typically an entire experimental setup/procedure done w/o the independent variable” |
| Repeated Trials | “in an experiment the number of times that an independent variable is tested" |
| Hypothesis | “an educated guess about the outcome of an experiment; prediction” |
| Hypothesis form | “Typically written as: If…I have this independent variable…then…this dependent variable will happen” |
| Data | “information that is gathered and recorded during an experiment” |
| International System of Measurement | “the standard system of measurement in science; metric system” |
| Inference | “an interpretation of an observation that is based on evidence and/or prior knowledge” |
| Conclusion | “interpretation of data gathered from the experiment; compares hypothesis with the collected data; data is presented in a new informative manner” |
| Biology | “the study of life” |
| Botany | “the study of plants” |
| Zoology | “the study of animals” |
| Microbiology | “the study of small living things" |
| Ecology | “the study of the interactions and relationships of organisms with one another and their environment” |
| Microorganism | “a small living thing" |
