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Scientific Method. 1. Ask a Question. What does the scientist want to learn about. 2. Research. Gathering information. 3. Hypothesis. An educated guess of an answer to a question. 4.Procedure/ Method.
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1. Ask a Question What does the scientist want to learn about
2. Research Gathering information
3. Hypothesis An educated guess of an answer to a question
4.Procedure/Method Written and carefully followed step-by-step experiment designed to test the hypothesis
5.Data /Observation A written description and collected information during the experiment
6. Conclusion Was the hypothesis correct or incorrect? Why/Why not?
Variables Something in an experiment that changes
Independent vs. Dependent Variables ONE thing in an experiment that changes Independent Variable What changes because of the independent variable. It “depends” on the variable Dependent Variable
The house of seed example… Imagine you want to see what color of bird feeders birds preferred. Red? Blue? Green?
Independent vs. Dependent Variables Independent Variable The color of the feeder Amount of seed eaten Dependent Variable