| A | B |
| Independent Variable | The variable that you change / manipulate |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that changes in RESPONSE to the variable you change. |
| Constants | The parts of the experiment that stay the SAME in all groups. |
| Control Group | The group that does not receive the experimental treatment. Is set up just for comparison. |
| Hypothesis | Possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question |
| Experimental Group | the group that receives the treatment |
| Variables | the different factors that can change in an experiment |
| Validity / Valid | Many people repeats the experiment and gets the same results. |