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Scientific Method
Scientific Method
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Environmental Studies
10th Grade
08/17/2015

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Name the steps in the scientific method
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Observation

Hypothesis

Experiment

Data Collection

Term
Explain a scientist's first step in the scientifice method
Definition
Gathered through your senses
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Give an example of an observation that a scientist might make
Definition
Salamanders have a curved, not straight tail
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Scientists use their _______ to make observations.
Definition
educated guess
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What is an hpothesis?
Definition
Educated Guess
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A hypothesis must be ________ and it _______ an outcome.
Definition
testable , predicts
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Some hypotheses are written as _________ statements.
Definition
if then
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What is an experiment?
Definition
A procedure to test the hypothesis.
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What part of an experiment is the variable?
Definition
Factor in the experiment that is being tested.
Term
How many variable should there be in a good experiment?
Definition
You can not have 1 variable
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An experimenter changes ______ factor and then observes and ______ what happens.
Definition
one , observe
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Other factors in an experiment must be kept ______ so they won't effect the ______.
Definition
other , outcome
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What are these constant factors called?
Definition
Control variable
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What is the purpose of having a control in an experiment?
Definition
Controls are not being used
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Name the two types of variables in an experiment
Definition
Independent variable
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What is the independent variable?
Definition
Factors that are changed.
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What is the dependent variable?
Definition
Factors that are measured.
Term

In the experiement to find the fastest route to school, what serves as:

1. The independent variable?

2. The dependent variable?

3. The control variable?

Definition

1. the route

2. time

3. the person

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The best experiments make ______ trials with the independent variable.
Definition
several trails
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