Scientific Method Definitions

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Scientific method definition

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process for investigating phenomena and acquiring knowledge

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Steps of the scientific method

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question, hypothesis, experiment, data, conclusion

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Hypothesis meaning

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prediction or educated guess

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Independent vs. dependent variable

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changed by experimenter; Dependent: measured response

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Control in an experiment

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for comparison; unchanged group

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Importance of hypothesis

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experiment; provides focus for testing

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Experimental design description

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outlining variables, controls, and procedures

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Data analysis summary

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interpreting, and drawing conclusions from results

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Types of graphs in science

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line, pie, scatter plot

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Line of best fit meaning

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line showing trend in scatter plot data