Scientific Method Terms Flashcards
1
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Hypothesis
A
EDUCATED AND TESTIBLE
guess
-Well researched
-A if.. then statement
2
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Scientific Theory
A
Explains HOW something works
3
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Scientific Law
A
Explain WHY something works
4
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Independent Variable
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The thing in the experiment that is being changed.
-It’s the thing I am changing.
- The IF in the if… then statement.
-Can constantly change
5
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Dependent Variable
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The thing that results because of the change made.
- The THEN in the if… then statement.
6
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Constant
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Something that doesn’t change throughout the experiment.
- Everything else in the experiment remains the same.
7
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Control
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The part of the study that is used to compare results.
-Proof the test worked.
