Unit 2: Scientific Method

The final process of the

scientific method. Was the hypothesis
supported?
/
conclusion
factors that stay the same

constants
the group in an experiment that does
not receive the variable being tested,
used as a benchmark for other test
Well, I guess were in the control group.
subjects
control group
NORMAL CONDITIONS
evidence; information gathered from
observations

data
variable that is observed and that
changes in response to the
independent variable (also called the
dependent variable responding variable)
a conversation or debate about a
certain topic
discussion
mistakes made during the scientific
process
error
a scientific procedure undertaken to
make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or
demonstrate a known fact
experiment
the group in an experiment that
receives the variable being tested

experimental group
 possible answer to a scientific question

Ive narrowed it down to two hypotheses: it grew or we shrunk

hypothesis
factor in a controlled experiment that
is deliberately changed (also called the
manipulated variable)
independent variable
the way scientists study the natural
world and propose explanations based
inquiry on evidence
receiving knowledge of the outside
world through our senses
observation
the official way of doing something

procedure
numbers or information obtained from
an experiment

results
the units you mark on the axes of a
graph
scale
method of research in which a problem
is identified, data is gathered, a
hypothesis is made, and the hypothesis
scientific method is tested
any factor that can exist in differing
amounts or types

variable