Vocabulary

Scientific

Method: The procedure

scientists use to explain why things
happen.

Problem:

Something to be worked
out or solved.

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Observation:

An act of gathering
information by noting facts or
occurrences.

Inference:

A summary of our
observations.

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Hypothesis:

An educated guess
that can be tested.

Experiment:

A procedure with
controlled conditions used to test a
hypothesis.

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Conclusion:

The result based on

the experiment and observations.
Supports or rejects hypothesis.

Theory:

An explanatory statement
that has been repeatedly confirmed
through experimental testing.

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Variable:

The part of the

experiment that changes.

Constant:

The part of the

experiment that remains steady and
unchanged.

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