Important thing to remember in an experiment

Question 1

What is a controlled experiment?

Answer 1

When you test something that you have control over

Question 2

what is evidence?

Answer 2

information that either supports or contradicts your hypothesis?

Question 3

what is a hypothesis?

Answer 3

an educated guess that attempts to answer a question

Question 4

when evaluating evidence, what are the 3 things you should remember?

Answer 4

1) ask yourself “is this sentence relevant to my hypothesis?”
2) does this evidence support or contradict my hypothesis?
3) does this piece of evidence prove or disprove my hypothesis?

Question 5

what is a variable?

Answer 5

any characteristics that can take on different values such as height, age, species or exam score.

Question 6

what is the independent variable?

Answer 6

the change you’re introducing

Question 7

what is the dependant variable?

Answer 7

the result of the change (independent variable)

Question 8

what does deduction mean?

Answer 8

when you make a conclusion supported by evidence