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Variables
Steps of the Scientific Method
100

observations and data that involve the 5 senses 

Qualitative data 

100

A prediction based on observations or research

What is hypothesis

100
This is the only variable you can change in an experiment
What is independent variable
100

testable explanation for a scientific question or observation.

hypothesis 

200
Information gathered during an experiment
What is data
200
what you MEASURE in an experiment
What is dependent variable
200
Identify the Independent Variable: Students studied for varying amounts of time before a test, and then compared their grades.
What is study time
200

The step where you would complete your graphs and look for patterns 

What is analyze the data

300
Process used to find answers and solve problems
What is scientific method
300

making an educated interpretation or explanation of data and facts based on your observations and prior knowledge

What is inferring

300
Identify the dependent variable: the 6th grade boys ran a race, first with shoes and then without shoes, and compared the times.
What is race times
300

This is the first step of the scientific method

make observation

400

any data that can be counted, measured, and expressed with numerical values

Quantitative data 

400

Making a statement about the future

What is predicting

400
Identify the independent variable: 10 people went on a diet and another 10 people did not. They compared their weight loss after 2 months.
What is diet
400
True or False: Creating the experiment comes after you form your hypothesis
What is True
500

what variable you TEST in an experiment

What is independent variable

500

a controlled procedure carried out to test a hypothesis

experiment 

500
Identify the dependent variable: The 6th grade girls wondered how writing their notes in different colors would affect how well they remembered them.
What is how well they remembered the notes
500

This is the last step of the scientific method

making conclusions and sharing out to others 

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