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| Science | The human understanding of how nature works ; "Man is the interpreter of nature, science the right interpretation." - William Whewell |
| Scientific Method | A system of thinking and experimenting that, if followed properly, gives us confidence in our findings |
| Purpose | What do you want to learn? |
| Research | Find out as much about your topic as you can |
| Hypothesis | Predict the answer to the problem |
| Experiment | Design a test to confirm or disprove your hypothesis |
| Analysis | Record what happened during the experiment |
| Conclusion | Was your hypothesis correct? |
| Independent Variable | What variable is the scientist changing and testing? |
| Dependent Variable | What variable is the scientist measuring? |
| Controlled Variable | What variable must be held constant to make sure the experiment is fair and consistent |
| Replicable Trials | If somebody else wants to repeat the exact same experiment, they should get the same data. This ensures the data is reliable. |
| Sample Size | A good experiment will have a large enough group to test to make sure the data is reliable. |
| Scientific Theory | An idea that is the best explanation of many observations and helps make new predictions. |
| Pseudoscience | A theory about the natural world that claims to be scientific but is not based on reliable data. |
| Peer Reviewed | An article or experiment that has been read over and tested by other experts |
| Source of Funding | Pay attention to who is paying for the studies |
| Cited Sources | Alll data and conclusions are included and credit is given to other research that has been done. In this class, we'll use APA citations. |
