Experimental Design and Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards defining key scientific experiment terms and concepts from the provided notes on the maggot and gauze jar experiment.

Independent variable

The variable you control during the preparation

Dependent variable

The variable you measure at the end

Control

The jar without a gauze barrier in the experiment

Variable

The only thing different between the two experimental setups

Assessing the dependent variable

Measuring maggot growth, which showed maggots grew without the gauze, but none grew with the gauze

Experimental Conclusion

The conclusion reached when the experiment's results match the prediction derived from the hypothesis, indicating the experiment supported the hypothesis