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| a tentative explanation that can be tested with a scientific investigation |
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| a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events |
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| any factor that can have more than one value |
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| the factor that you test; changed or manipulated by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable |
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| the factor you measure or observe during an experiment |
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| the factors that remain the same in an experiment |
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| used to study the effect of a change in the independent variable on the dependent variable |
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| contains the same factors as the experimental group, but the independent variable is not changed |
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| use words to describe what you observe in your experiment |
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| use numbers to describe what you observe in your experiment |
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| a set of instructions that you use to gather the data you need to answer your scientific question |
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