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results
What is the findings in an experiment
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In science, it is somethign that can be changed in an experiment. In Math, it is a letter that acts like a place holder.
What is a variable
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The ability to be done again and get the same results.
What is reproducibility
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the list of supplies needed to complete an experimnet
What is materials?
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Bits of information gathered with the senses. Can be gathered quickly or can take years to gather.
What is an observation?
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A clear, step-by-step, detailed, written description of the way an experiment was set up and completed.
What is the procedure?
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In math, it is two numbers that are multiplied to get a product. In science, it is things or reasons that might cause change to happen.
What is a factor?
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A statement that can be tested.
What is hypothesis?
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Background knowledge; information learned from past experiences, classroom studies, or other research that can be used to support a hypothesis.
What is a proof statement?
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The factors, or things in an experiment that stay the same in all parts of an experiment.
What is a constant?
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Record of the things you see when doing an experiment. Could be changes in colors, shape, smell, size, feel, taste, but could be that there is no change
What is data
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Background knowledge; facts from past experiences, classroom studies, or other research that can be used to support a hypothesis.
What is a proof statement?
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A standard used for comparison. The part of the experiment that gets no change other than the normal care
What is a control?
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a summary of results recorded during an experiment; includes new questions you have, problems that you ran into, support you found in the data you collected, or lack of support in the data you see.
What is a conclusion?
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A scientist records the mass change of a bean seed daily. Is this the dependent or independent variable?
What is dependent variable?
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Can be trusted.
What is reliability?
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The use of knowledge gained through science to make new products or new tools people can use.
What is technology?
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The process of trying to understand the world around you
What is science?
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Making a conclusion about an inference. Looking at the information gathered/data recorded and because of what you observed/recorded, coming up with an "I conclude" statement
What is an inference?
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A scientist uses four different kinds of dishsoap to wash dishes that all have the same amount and kind of food on them. They all have sat for 24 hours. The dishsoap is the dependent or independent varaible?
What is independent variable?
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The outcome that you measure in an experiment.
What is dependednt variable?
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The one factor that the experimenter changes. To be a reliable experiment, there should only be one of these.
What is independent varaible?
500
a step-by-step way to solve a science problem.
What is scientific method?
500
In an experiment, the scientist changes the brand of battery he places into each flashlight. The battery is an example of a dependent or independent variable?
What is an independent variable?
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A scientist uses four different kinds of weed killer to kill thistle in his yard. He records type A takes 3 days to kill the thistle, B takes 8 days to kill the thistle, C takes 5 days to kill the thistle, and D does not kill the thistle after 10 days. The data recorded is the dependent or independent variable?
What is dependent variable