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Maloney Scientific Method
Vocabulary review
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Science
7th Grade
10/15/2008

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Term
scientific method
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What word means:a series of steps to investigate a problem or answer a question?
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State the problem or question
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What is the first step of the scientific method?
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research (step 2)
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What step of the scientific method involves learning more about your topic from reading?
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hypothesis
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What word means: a reasonable answer to your question -- an educated guess?
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experiment
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What word means:a procedure to follow in order to test your hypothesis?
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tables or graphs
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What are 2 ways to organize the information from your experiment?
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conclusion
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In which step of the scientific process do you decide if your hypothesis was correct?
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share your results
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What is the final step of the scientific method?
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Independent variable
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What word means: the variable that I change?
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dependent variable
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What word means:the variable that is the result of what has been changed?
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control group
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What word means:the group that does not get experimented upon?
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constants
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What word means: factors in an experiment that are kept the same for all groups?
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observation
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What word means: the act of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and touching?
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inference
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What word means: the act of drawing a conclusion from observations?
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evidence
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What is another word for observation?
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