Scientific Method

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Quantitative Observations

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1. It deals with a number, or amount.

2. Anything that has numbers or amounts.

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Qualitative Observations

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1. It deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.

2. Descriptions that do not have numbers in them.

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Inference

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1. It is when you explain or interpret the things you observe.

2. When you tell or write down what you see.

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Scientific Method

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1. It refers to the diverse ways in which scientists investigate the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.

2. Steps that help you figure out experiments or projects.

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Hypothesis

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1. It is a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question.

2. A question that can possibly answer a scientific question.

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Controlled Experiment

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1. It is an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time.

2. An experiment where one variable is manipulated at a time.

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Control

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1. A part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison.

2. The part of an experiment that is used for comparison.

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Responding/Dependent Variable

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1. It is the result o the manipulated variable.

2. The result or effect of the manipulated variable.

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Data

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1. Results from experiments such as numbers, information gathered, observations.

2. The results from an experiment.

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Manipulated/Independent Variable

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1. It is the one variable that is purposely changed in the experiment.

2. The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment.