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| Scientific Method | The process by which scientists design and perform experiments |
| Obsercation | The act of noticing some fact about the world |
| Research Question | The purpose of a project stated in the form of a question |
| Background Research | Using the internet, library or experts to find out what is already known about a subject |
| Hypothesis | possible explanations for a set of observations or an answer to a scientific question must be testable |
| Experiment | A controlled investigation devised to test a hypothesis |
| Procedure | step-by-step list of directions detailing how a hypothesis will be tested |
| Materials | supplies and equipment needed to conduct an experiment |
| Variables | Characteristics in an experiment that change or could be changed |
| Independent Variable | a factor that is changed on purpose also called manipulated variable |
| Dependent varaible | a factor that is observed or measured in response to a change in the independent variable also called responding variable |
| Constants | Characteristics in an experiment that are kept unchanged in all trials |
| Control | standard to whch results will be compared |
| Trials | number of times an experiment is repeated for each level, or valuse of the independent cariable the more trials the more relaible the results |
| Data | Information collected during an experiment can be organized into charts and graphs |
| Conclusion | the summary of the results of an experiment that provide an answer to the research questions this information will show whether the hypothesis was correct or incorrect. |
