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Scientific Method
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Science
5th Grade
09/14/2009

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Term
scientific method
Definition
orderly method of research
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scientist
Definition
someone who asks many questions and tries to learn the answers by doing experiments
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experiment
Definition
a way to test what happens to something
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hypothesis
Definition
an explanation (or guess) of what the scientist thinks will happen
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procedure
Definition
a step-by-step way of doing things
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research
Definition
investigating and gathering facts about a subject
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data
Definition
information collected by observing, measuring, and carefully recording the results
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results
Definition
the outcome of the experiment
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conclusion
Definition
a final decision about what happened by examining the data; explains why something happened
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constant
Definition
something that stays the same
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variable
Definition
something that changes; there can only be one in an experiment
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6 Steps of the Scientific Method (Must be in Order)for the test
Definition

1. Problem

2. Hypothesis

3. experiment

4. collect data

5. interpret data

6. conclusion

 

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