Scientific Method Vocabulary 8th grade

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A test or trial performed in order to discover something

To explain or give meaning to

Step by step method used to solve a problem or answer a question.

The variable that might be affected as a result of the change made in the investigation. This is the variable that you will measure.

Something that can change or influence the results of an experiment. The variable that you are testing.

To write information about what occurs during an experiment

The variables that could affect the outcome of the experiment, so you have to make sure that these stay the same each time you do the experiment.

To notice something using one or more of your five senses