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The Scientific method

Purpose- What you are trying to find out. Often it's a question you have about something

Research- The studying you do on the matter. Maybe you do the studying in books or the internet for different reasons

Hypothesis- Your prediction of the answer to your question (purpose). Usually called an educated guess and usually written in if-then format.

Experiment- A test to find out the answer to your original questions.

Variables- Factors that come into play during the experiment

Independent variable- Intentional factors that are done on purpose. There should only be 1 in a good experiment.

Dependent variable- Factors that are not controlled. The would be caused by, dependent on, and changes to the independent variable.

Analysis- Analyze the experiment data and compare it. You should always repeat your experiment to get the same result.

Conclusion- Concluding your experiment and seeing if your hypothesis was right.

Scientific theory- Why things happen.

Scientific law- presents what does and will happen without explaining why.

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