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What is the scientific method?
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Making observations, formulating and testing hypotheses, drawing conclusions, and communicating findings
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dependent variable
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is the event studied and expected to change whenever the independent variable is altered; is the observed result of the independent variable being manipulated.
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Independent variable
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is typically the variable representing the value being manipulated or changed
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Einstein
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German-born theoretical physicist who discovered the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics
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Bohr
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Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics
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Curie
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a Polish-born French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes[1]—in physics and chemistry. She was also the first female professor at the University of Paris.
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Watson and Crick
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using x-ray diffraction data collected by Rosalind Franklin, proposed the double helix or spiral staircase structure of the DNA molecule in 1953.
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Newton
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discovered gravity
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Copernicus
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a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.
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Galileo
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The father of astronomy; was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism.
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mendeleev
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was a Russian chemist and inventor. He is credited as being the creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements. Using the table, he predicted the properties of elements yet to be discovered.
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Dalton
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was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory, and his research into colour blindness
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