Scientific Method Terminology

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Accuracy

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Ability to make a measurement that is as close to the actual value as possible

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Observation

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Something you find out about objects, events, or living things using your senses

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Control Group

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A standard against which change is measured

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Experiment

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The use of scientific methods to test a hypothesis

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Hypothesis

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Statement of what you think will happen during an investigation

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Variable

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Something that can change in a test

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Evidence

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Observations that make you believe something is true

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Precision

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The ability to consistently repeat a measurement

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Inference

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A conclusion based on observations

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Procedures

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