Project+Vocabulary

**problem** - a scientific problem to be solved, answered, or considered **research** - the process of collecting information and data about a topic being studied **Observation** - An observation is the act of noting and recording something with your senses and/or instruments. **hypothesis** – An idea about the solution to a problem, based on knowledge and research. It is a tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested by further investigation. **experimentation** - the process of testing a hypothesis by collecting data under controlled, repeatable conditions that is made to demonstrate a known truth, or examine the validity of a hypothesis. **Variable** - Something that changes. **Dependent Variable** - the responding variable; the variable that may change as a result of a change in the independent variable **Independent Variable** - the manipulated variable; the variable that is changed on purpose in an experiment **data analysis** - organizing and examining the collected data using narratives, charts, graphs or tables **conclusion** - a summary of the results of the experimentation and a statement of how the results relate to the hypothesis **Theory** - An assumption or statement that explains or predicts a phenomenon. It is based on well tested experiments
 * Scientific Method** - the 'tool' that scientists use to find the answer to questions (The Scientific Method allows scientists to solve complicated problems by taking a series of smaller steps:

Scientific Control: The unchanged standard to draw comparison from different variables in an experiment.