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Scientific Method
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Organized set of investigation procedures that can include stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, researching and gathering information, testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
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Hypothesis
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Educated guess
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Experiment
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Organized procedure for testing a hypothesis that tests the effect of one thing on another under controlled condition.
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variable
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factor that can cause a change in the results of an experiment
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dependent variable
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factor that changes as the independent variable changes
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independent variable
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factor that as a change affects the measure of another event
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constant
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in an experiment a variable that does not change when other variables change
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control
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standard used for comparison of test results in an experiment
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bias
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occurs when a scientist's experiment changes how the results of an experiment are viewed
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model
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can be used to represent the idea, object or event that is too big or small or too complex to test directly
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theory
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explanation of things or events that are based on knowledge gained from many observations and experiments
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scientific law
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statement about how things work in nature that seem to be true all the time
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technology
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application of science to help people
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