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NOS Vocabulary
Variables
100
This is an IF/THEN statement that makes a prediction based on observations and inferences.
What is a HYPOTHESIS
100
This type of variable is not changed through the experiment, but could have easily been an independent variable.
What is a controlled variable.
200
Each test performed in an experiment is considered this.
What is a TRIAL
200
This variable is the aspect that the scientist or researcher changes on purpose.
What is an Independent Variable
300
By making these, you will be using your five senses. Sight, Touch, Smell, Taste, and Hearing.
What is an OBSERVATION
300
This is the component that is not changed in an experiment, in order to compare.
What is a CONTROL
400
This is a collection of facts; usually numbers
What is DATA
400
This is the variable that is measured at the end on the experiment.
What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE
500
When you test a hypothesis, you are conducting one of these.
What is an EXPERIMENT
500
A title of an experiment should always include both of these.
What is the IV and the DV