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Unit 1 - Scientific Method

Terms in this set (19)

Scientific Method
A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
Pose a Question
1st step in the scientific method
Collect Information
Second step in the scientific method
Qualitative
Subjective, Not measurable
Quantitative
Objective, Measurable
Propose Hypothesis
3rd step in scientific method
Independent Variable
The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
Dependent Variable
The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.
Controlled Experiment
4th step in scientific method
Abstract
Concise overview of experiment
control group
In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
variable group
experimental group for the on factor that you are testing to solve the problem
controlled factors
conditions that remain the same through the experiment
Experimental Variable
An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment
Line(ar) Graph
a line graph in which the data points yield a straight line
Circle graph
A graph of data where the entire circle represents the whole or 100%
column graphs
used for comparison, discreet data points
Draw conclusion
6th step of scientific method
Accept/Reject hypothesis, Publish Results
7th step of scientific method
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