| A | B |
| question | written as cause and effect, tells what the experiment will test |
| hyptothesis | educated guess or prediction of what will happen |
| variables | any factor in an experiment that can be changed and tested |
| dependent variable DV | variable in lab that changes and measures results |
| independent variable, IV | one variable that is changed to be tested |
| constants | variables in the experiment that must be controlled or stay the same |
| control | trial of the experiment that all others are compared to, standard of comparison |
| bias | prejudiced about the results, already think you know the answer |
| data | measurements made to show what happens in the trial |
| conclusion/CER | sums up the results of lab and answers the question |
| table | organizes all the data from the lab |
| graph | gives a visual representation of the data |
| x axis | graphs the independent variable (the trials) |
| Y axis | graphs the result (the data) |
| mean | average of each trials data |
| qualitative data | data that has a quantity and is measured, fact |
| qualitative data | data that is observed, opinion |
| slope | line connecting the data points on a graph |
| procedure | direction on how to do the lab |
| trial | each test of the independent variable |