| A | B |
|---|
| observation | something that sparks your interest |
| hypothesis | educated guess |
| materials | what you need to do an experiment |
| method | the order of how to perform the experiment |
| experiment | Follow the methods in the correct order with the exact measurements and data |
| variables | something that can change or not |
| control group | Group that experiences everything your experimental group does except what you are testing |
| experimental group | The group that experiences everything that the control group does with the addition of what you are testing |
| quantitative data | Data that is represented by amount, can be measured numerically – with numbers |
| qualitative data | Data that is represented by quality – not numbers Example – shinny, dark red, soft, |
| conclusion | Taking the data and making sense of it |
| repeatability | can someone else follow your methods and get the same result |
| independent variable | what you control |
| dependent variable | what you are testing you don't control |
