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| Scientific Method | A process that is used to find answers to |
| Data | Information gathered during an experiment |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess based on observations and |
| Variable | The factor being tested in an experiment |
| Independent Variable | The factor that is changed in an experiment; the cause |
| Dependent Variable | Changes in response to the independent variable; the effect |
| Experimental Group | Subjects that receive the variable |
| Control Group | Subjects that do not receive the variable; |
| Placebo | a 'fake' variable |
| Placebo Effect | An improvement felt even though the variable |
| Direct Observation | something we can directly see, hear feel smell or taste |
| Indirect Observation | something we guess because we se, hear, feel, smell or taste something else |
| Steps of the Scientific Method | Purpose; Research; Hypothesis; Experiment; Analysis; Conclusion; Repeat |
| Parts of the lab report | Title Page; Objective; Hypothesis; Materials; Procedure; Results; Conclusion |
