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| an activity / to aquire knowledge |
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The "I do" statement.
The variable you change/manipulate on purpose. The "cause" of what will result in the experiment. |
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The "it reacts" statement.
The variable that changes/responds as a "result" of what you did in an experiment |
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| educated guess as to what will happen in an experiment, based on past experience |
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| ALL the parts of your experimental procedure that do not change. Which is everything you use or do except for different levels of the Independent Variable that you change on purpose |
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| the trial done to make your experimental data have meaning(be valid) Frequently the "normal" or "no-change" condition trial |
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| The number of times each level of the Independent Variable is tested ... The more times tested the more valid the data |
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| 1)The reason you are conducting the experiment 2)The first thing found in an experimental Design |
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1)The last thing found in an experimental Design write-up
2)two sentences ... restate Hypothesis & state if it was proven valid, or not
*** MUST be based on precise measurements & tests |
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| If anyone following your exact Methods and using your exact materials would get your exact data and/or results |
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| data measured using numbers, measuring tools that are universally understood and accepted |
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| Observations using not universally accepted expressions of measurement ... ie. opinions nice,preaty,smart,better |
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| to make a quess based on the facts you are given at the time |
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| add up the sample data and divide by the number of samples |
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| The most commonly measured sample. ex. The most common size mens' belt |
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| sort the measured samples from minimum to maximum and take the one in the middle |
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| Steps of Scientific Method |
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1)Identify the problem
2)gather information
3)develop a Hypothesis
SET UP YOUR PROCEDURE (methods& Materials)
4)Test your Hypothesis
5)Make Observations
6)Analyze Results
7)Draw Conclusions
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| changed on purpose... The other name for the Independent Variable |
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| something that can change ... In math it is the unknown |
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Who did it
What was done
When was it done
Where was it done
Why was it done
How was it done |
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