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Experimental design
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Science
7th Grade
09/28/2015

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Term
air resistance
Definition
The opposing push that resists the movement of an
object through air
Term
drag
Definition
Air resistance
Term
center of mass
Definition
An imaginary point on
or near an object around which the
object’s matter is equally distributed.
Term
claim
Definition
A statement of what you
understand or a conclusion that you
have reached from an investigation or
set of investigations.
Term
collaborate
Definition
To work together
Term
constraints
Definition
The factors that limit how
you can solve a problem.
Term
control variables
Definition
In an experiment, the
variables that are kept constant (not
changed).
Term
criteria
Definition
Goals that must be satisfied
to be able to successfully achieve a
challenge
Term
dependent (responding) variables
Definition
In an experiment, the variables whose
values are measured. Scientists
measure how these variables
respond to changes they make in a
manipulated variable.
Term
distribution
Definition
The spread of data.
Term
evidence
Definition
The data collected during
investigations and trends in that data.
Term
fair test
Definition
The things that are being
compared are being tested under
the same conditions, and the test
matches the question being asked.
Term
force
Definition
A push or pull on an object.
Term
gravity
Definition
A pull between two objects.
Term
independent (manipulated) variable
Definition
In an experiment, the variable that the
scientist intentionally changes.
Term
interpret
Definition
To find the meaning of
something.
Term
iteration
Definition
A repetition that attempts to
improve on a process or product.
Term
matter
Definition
Anything that has mass and
takes up space
Term
trend
Definition
A pattern or a tendency.
Term
variable
Definition
A quantity whose value may
change (vary) over the course of an
experiment.
Term
volume
Definition
The amount of space that
something takes up.
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Procedure
Definition
The steps one follows.
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