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| Observation | The process of gathering information about events or or processes in a careful, orderly way. |
| Data | The information collected by observations. |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation for a set of observations. |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment where one variable is changed and all others are kept the same. |
| Variable | A factor that is expected to change. |
| Independent Variable | The variable that the scientist chooses to change. |
| Dependent Variable | The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable. |
| Conclusion | A decision reached using data collected during an experiment. |
| Theory | A widely accepted explanatory idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence. |
| Independent variable in the mythbusters experiment | The mouse. |
| Dependent variable in the mythbusters experiment | The reaction of the elephant. |
| Control Group | The group in a controlled experiment that gets no treatment from the scientist. |
| Experimental Group | The group in a controlled experiment that does get treatment from the scientist. |
