| Scientific method name your experiment a summary: the effect of (the independent variable) on (the dependent variable) problem or question what you are investigating. |
| Independent variable |
| the ONE thing I change |
| dependent variable |
| the thing you measure usually in numbers |
| hypothesis |
| an educated guess: use If, Then, Because |
| materials |
| equipment needed in the experiment |
| procedure |
| set of steps; directions |
| constants or controls |
| the things that stay the same |
| data |
| information you gather trials at least 3 to gather accurate data |
| observations |
| what you see ONLY:qualitative or quantitative qualitative observations use your senses (quality) quantitative observations use numbers (quantity) results data gathered reported in words + graphs |
| conclusions |
| what you learned:can agree with hypothesis or not |