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| Name the characteristics of a scientific explanation. |
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-based on emprirical evidence (1st hand evidence)
-are testable
-are open to change (excepted valid, until it can't past a test)
-are made public (data + conclusions are evaluated by the scientific community) |
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| Define what the Experimental Group is. |
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-The group where you change the independent variable
-Tests the hypothesis |
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| Define what the Control Group is. |
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-The group where NO variables are changed
-Use this as a comparison to see it changing the independent variable did anything
-"Normal Conditions"- don't expect to see change |
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| Define what the Independent Variable is. |
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-The variable you decide to change- the test variable
-You think changing this will test the hypothesis |
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| Define what the Dependent Variable is. |
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-The change measured
-You expect this to change because you changed the independent variable ("depends" on the independent variable) |
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| Define what the Unchanged Variables (constants) are. |
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-Variables that are kept the same in both experimental and control groups throughout the experiment
-Do this to try and make sure the change observed is do to the change in the independent variable |
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| Observations are what you see infront of you. |
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| Inference is when you use past knowledge to assume something. |
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| List a few key lab safety rules. |
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| NO FOOLING AROUND, wear safety materials if neccessary, etc |
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| Define Empirical Evidence. |
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| An educated guess about what you think is going to happen. |
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| Something you do to prove your hypothesis is correct or incorrect/ test a question. |
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| Define theory and explain why theories form the framework of science. |
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Something that is tested multiple times to be proven correct or incorrect and is approved by the public science community.
Because theories prove thoughts true
Because theories are tested questions that have held up to multiple tests; and therefore are seen as correct in the science community. And the form the framework of science because theories are what everything is made of. |
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| Describe the importance of using control variables in testing hypotheses. |
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| Use control variables because it helps you compare it to the changed variables. |
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