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Scientific Method Matching and Flashcards

use this to learn the important terms in scientific method

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questionwritten as cause and effect, tells what the experiment will test
hyptothesiseducated guess or prediction of what will happen
variablesany factor in an experiment that can be changed and tested
dependent variable DVvariable in lab that changes and measures results
independent variable, IVone variable that is changed to be tested
constantsvariables in the experiment that must be controlled or stay the same
controltrial of the experiment that all others are compared to, standard of comparison
biasprejudiced about the results, already think you know the answer
datameasurements made to show what happens in the trial
conclusion/CERsums up the results of lab and answers the question
tableorganizes all the data from the lab
graphgives a visual representation of the data
x axisgraphs the independent variable (the trials)
Y axisgraphs the result (the data)
meanaverage of each trials data
qualitative datadata that has a quantity and is measured, fact
qualitative datadata that is observed, opinion
slopeline connecting the data points on a graph
proceduredirection on how to do the lab
trialeach test of the independent variable


7th and 8th Grade Science Instructor
Minneapolis Jr. Sr. High School
Minneapolis, KS

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