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Scientific Method Vocabulary (2.0)
Scientific Method Vocabulary (2.0)
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Introduction to common scientific method vocabulary.
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Something that "I" (the experimenter) change or manipulate in an experiment; The cause
Independent Variable
Experimental Group
Dependent Variable
Control
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A question for experimentation, often written as an "if...then" statement.
Variable
Hypothesis
Theory
Control
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Science is...
Only for "scientists"
Testable
Always right
Requires a lab
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Scientific hypotheses must be proposed in a way that...
Enables them to be tested.
Ensures that an experiment will be valid.
Doesn’t contradict previous hypothesis.
Is always correct
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The scientific method always begins with...
Data Analysis
Fluffy Bunnies
An observation/question
An experiment
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Information gathered using your five senses.
Observation
Question
Variable
Experiment
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Something that changes or is changed in an experiment.
Variable
Constant
Validity
Control
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Dichotomous keys are used to identify something using characteristics.
True
False
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The group or groups that are being tested.
Special Group
Experimental Group
Unlucky Group
Control Group
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Data that is written as a description (uses words).
Variable
Quantitative
Constant
Qualitative
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When a hypothesis has been tested and supported many times, it becomes a...
Theory
Trial
Problem
Super Hypothesis
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The group that is used as a basis of comparison.
Control Group
Dependent Group
Variable Group
Experimental Group
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A type of data that is always written as a number.
Variable
Qualitative
Constant
Quantitative
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Biology is the study of...
Animals
All life
Plants
Bacteria
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The variable that is measured or changes in an experiment; The effect
Dependent Variable
Quantitative Variable
Independent Variable
Qualitative Variable
