Nature Of Science Flashcards
What is an independent variable?
The control. Can manipulate
What is a hypothesis?
An answer to a well framed question
Dependent variable
What is effected during the experiment
What is being tested
Scientific theory
Broad enough to spin into a new hypothesis, supported by a lot of evidence
What is science?
Body of knowledge and the process by which we study the natural world
-no moral judgments
Steps in the scientific method
Observation, question, research, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, data, conclusion, publish
Testable hypothesis vs. No testable hypothesis
Must be able to manipulate the independent variable and observe/measure the effect of the dependent variable
Axis of independent and dependent variables
Independent- x
Dependent- y
How to design a scientific experiment
- compare each experiment with control group
- both groups subjected to same conditions
- replication- more than one subject in l groups
- data- what data you need to collect
How is data used to support or reject hypothesis?
Results match, or they don’t
