scientific method

Empirical Evidence

Information obtained through observation, Experimentation, or investigation

What must scientific evidence be?

Observable and measurable

Qualitative data

Descriptive qualities

Quantitative data

Numerical data

Independent variable

Researcher can change/manipulate

Dependent variable

Measured in response to changes with independent variable

Controlled variable

Conditions kept the same throughout experiment

In an experiment testing how fertilizer affects plants height, what is the independent variable?

Amount and/or type of fertilizer

What is the cause and effect in an experiment?

Cause = independent variable

Effect = dependent variable

What words in an experiment indicate a cause?

Since, because, due to

What words in an experiment indicate a effect?

Therefore, consequently, leads to

What does reproducible mean?

An experiment that produces similar results when repeated under the same conditions

What is the scientific method used for?

Generating dependable answers to specific questions

What is a hypothesis?

Specific, testable prediction about what will happen

What is the experimental group?

Group receiving the change/Manipulation of the independent variable

Correct order scientific method?

Observation → research → hypothesis → experiment→ data → conclusion → share results → repeat/verify

What is control group?

Comparison / baseline Group that does not receive the experimental change