The Scientific Method
Vocab
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"Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bare. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air."--Thomas Gray from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"
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control group
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the group in which the independent (experimental) variable is kept constant, providing a standard of comparison to verify the results of an experiment.
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dependent variable
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the variable affected by the independent variable. |
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experimental group
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the group in which the independent (experimental) variable is manipulated. |
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independent variable
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the variable being tested. |
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theory
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a possible explanation based on observation, thought, and experiment.
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B R I G H A M
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Y O U N G U N I V E R S I T Y
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