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EXPERIMENTS GLOSSARY |
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| conclusion |
in science, a decision, result or outcome based on observation. A conclusion is why you think something happened. |
| control | things that are not changed in an experiment |
| experiment |
a test that is made under controlled conditions to demonstrate a known truth, or examine the validity of a theory or hypothesis. |
| hypothesis |
a tentative explanation that is made by carefully examining observations or a set of facts and making an educated guess as to what the outcome might be. |
| laboratory notebook | a journal kept during an experiment that contains all of your important ideas and information |
| material | an item needed to conduct an experiment |
| observation | looking at or watching things to find how they look or act |
| problem | a question to be solved or answered |
| procedure | a step to follow to conduct a controlled experiment |
| result | something that happens during an experiment |
| theory |
a scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles that explains phenomena |
| variable | one thing that is changed in an experiment |