observation - Information we gather directly through use of our five senses., discussion/inference - An explanation for an observation you have made. They are based on your past experiences and prior knowledge., aim - The question you are trying to answer, the purpose of the experiment., research - You must try to find information about your PROBLEM by looking in books, online, etc., hypothesis - This is an educated guess or prediction about what you think is going to happen. It must be an "If...then..." statement., method - The steps you must take in order to do your experiment., experiment - This step is where you test your hypothesis, results - Create charts, tables, graphs, and pictures to show your proof., conclusion - This is where you state whether your hypothesis was correct or not, and make suggestions for future experiments., controlled variable - These are the things in your experiment that you must keep the same during your testing., independent variable - This is the variable that is controlled by the experimenter., dependent variable - This is the variable being tested and measured in the experiment, extraneous variable - This is a variable, other than the IV, that could cause changes in the value of the DV., confounding variable - This has a systematic effect on the value of the DV - makes any conclusions drawn invalid.,

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