Designing Experiments Vocab

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Scientific Method

the process that scientists use to find out answers to questions

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Controlled experiment

an experiment where the scientist changes ONLY ONE variable

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Variable

any factor in an experiment that can change

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Independent variable (IV)

the ONE factor in an experiment that the scientist changes on purpose

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Dependent variable (DV)

the outcome you check, to see if it depends on the IV

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Controlled variables (CV)

factors in an experiment that we keep the same so we know what causes the outcome we see

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Hypothesis

an educated guess, based on research, that predicts the answer to a testable problem [Note: we write this as an if……then….. statement]