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10/23/2015

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Definition
steps scientists follow while investigating a problem
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HYPOTHESIS
Definition
an educated guess or solution to a scientific problem
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VARIABLE
Definition
any factor or condition that changes during an experiment
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CONSTANT FACTOR
Definition
any factor or condition that does not change
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CONSTANT FACTOR
Definition
any factor or condition that does not change
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OBSERVATION
Definition
information during an experiment using the five senses
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DATA
Definition
recorded observations or mesurments viewed during an experiment
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INFERENCE
Definition
an assumption about information
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CONCLUSION
Definition
a staement made from the results of an experiment
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THEORY
Definition
a explanation based on the results
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SCIENTIFIC

LAW

Definition
a test that has been proven over and over again
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MODEL
Definition
a physical representation used to explain things
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CONTROL
Definition

the part of an experiment that is unchanged

 

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EXPERIMENTAL PART
Definition
Part of a controlled experiemnt that has the changing factor
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CONTROLLED

EXPERIMENT

Definition
an experiment identical parts and one test varible
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