Vocabulary
An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment
What is an experimental variable
The following are experimental variables
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No way opinion can affect the experimental results
What is objective
The variable or part of the experiment to which all others will be compared
What is the control
The experimental variable you could learn from
What is the additive used
Opinion of people in an experiment
What is subjective
Experiments in which the participants do not know whether or not they are part of the control group
What is a blind experiments
This experimental variables that should be reduced or eliminated
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Some people can experience a lot of pain and barely notice, while others can experience the same pain and it be excrutiating
What is pain threshold
Experiments in which neither the participants nor the people analyzing the results know who is in the control group.
What is double blind experiments
The data from this experiment is subjective or objective
What is subjective
A thin film that stretches across the surface of every liquid
What is surface tension
Why is it important to analyze an experiment for experiment variables
What is affecting the results of your experiment
Two things are floating on a sink full of water: a cork and a metal paper clip. What happens to the two items when soap is put in water
What is the Paper clip will sink and cork will float
The first step of the scientific method
What is observations