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Variables
Steps of the Scientific Method
100

When YOU test someone else's experiment

What is replication?

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
What is the correct format for a hypothesis?
What is "If... then..."
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
What is analyze the data
300
Process used to find answers and solve problems
What is scientific method
300

Making a guess based on your observations

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
What is identify the problem
400

an observation where we use numbers and measurements' 

What is a quantitative observation

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 you TEST in an experiment
What is independent variable
500

an observation where we use the 5 senses 

What is a qualitative observation

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

What is defend your conclusions

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