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Scientific Method
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Specific and narrowed question
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Don't be general
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Clear statement
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Research
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Books, journal, catalogs, etc
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Experts

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Form Hypothesis
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research
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GIV = General Independent Variable (What you are in control of changing)

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DV = Dependent Variable ( The affect of changing the I
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Must be measureable
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I/D = Increase or Decrease (In comparison to your control group)

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AKA Experiment
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Run multiple trials

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Qualitative Observations : Emphasis on Qual
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I
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Must use numbers
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Pie Charts
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Bar Graphs

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Ask yourself questions about whether or not the data supports your hypothesis, and what
you could do to improve the experiment
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ACCEPT OR REJECT your Hypothesis!

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Students : Communicate with Teacher
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Scientists: Tell peers and publish in magazines, journals, and the internet
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● Science we try to understand how things work
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SIV - specific things that you are changing to and from in an experiment
Placebo effect - in general, it when your brain tricks your body into feeling something
medical that it technically shouldn’t
Control group - one of the sivs used for comparison
Giv - major category that sivs fit into that you are in control of changing
dependent variable - what you are measuring or counting in an experiment; must be
measurable
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Constants - things that stay the same in an experiment



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