The Scientific Method

a description using your 5 senses

• observation

• inference

• independent variable

• controlled variable

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an explanation or interpretation of what you are seeing

• observation

• inference

• qualitative

• quantitative

an educated guess to a scientific question

• observation

• inference

• hypothesis

• controlled variable

what is changed in an experiment

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• controlled variable

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what is measured in an experiment

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

what stays the same in an experiment

• controlled variable

• dependent variable

• independent variable

an observation that deals with characteristics

• qualitative

• quantitative

an observation that deals with numbers

• qualitative

• quantitative

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What is the first step of the Scientific Method?

• Observe

• Hypothesize

• Research

• Share Results

What is the second step of the Scientific Method?

• Observe

• Research

• Hypothesize

• Experiment