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Scientific Inquiry List 3
Experimental Design
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8th Grade
09/13/2013

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Term
Control Group
Definition
A comparison group that has been untreated or unaltered.
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Controlled Experiment
Definition
An experiment that tests the cause and effect of a single variable.
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Dependent Variable
Definition
A factor that is influenced, or changed, by other factors.
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Experimental Group
Definition
A group to which a treatment, or test, is being applied.
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Independent Variable
Definition
The experimental factor that is being actively manipulate, or changed.
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Variable
Definition
A factor, element, or quantity that can change.
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Constant
Definition
A factor(s) that is held constant.
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Control Variable
Definition
A factor that is intentionally not changed in an experiment.
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