Scientific Method Flashcards

for the scientific method + four key words test

Problem / Question

What you want to solve.

Observation / Research

Knowledge that is gained before experimentation.

Hypothesis

An educated guess.

Experiment

Detailed steps of how the test was done.

Results

Findings of the experiment.

Conclusion

Accepts or rejects the hypothesis.

Communicate

Telling others.

Independent Variable

Is the variable that the experimenter has control over.

Dependent Variable

The variable that responds to the change in the experiment.

Constants

Everything that remains the same through the experiment.

Control Group

The group that serves as a comparison for all groups.

P

Problem / Question

O

Observation / Research

H

Hypothesis

E

Experiment

R

Results

C

Conclusion

C part 2

Communicate