SCIENTIFIC METHOD - PARTS OF AN EXPERIMENT

Question 1

This is the one factor we change in an experiment to test our hypothesis

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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

Question 2

A step-by-step process scientists use to answer a question.

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Question 3

During an experiment, a scientist collects these small bits of information

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DATA

Question 4

This is what we measure in an experiment

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DEPENDENT VARIABLE

Question 5

Scientists do this with the data they collect from the experiment

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ANALYZE IT

Question 6

This is an independent variable we do not change; we compare our results with it

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CONTROL

Question 7

This type of data is the result of measuring, and uses numbers and units

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QUANTITATIVE DATA

Question 8

These are the unchanged factors in an experiment

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CONSTANTS

Question 9

A testable explanation or answer to a question.

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HYPOTHESIS

Question 10

Scientists often use the quantitative data from their experiment to make _____.

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GRAPHS

Question 11

We determine whether our hypothesis is supported or unsupported by our data.

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CONCLUSION

Question 12

This type of data is based on observation (use of your senses) and uses descriptive words

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QUALITATIVE DATA

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