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Scientific Method Notes.notebook 1 Question 1: What is the scientific method? Answer 1: the way scientists learn and study the world around them. The basis of the scientific method is asking questions and then trying to come up with the answers.

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Page 1: Question 1: What is the scientific method?...Scientific Method Notes.notebook 4 Question 4: What is an independent variable (IV)? Answer: The independent variable is the one that is

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Question 1: What is the scientific method?

Answer 1: the way scientists learn and study the world around them. The basis of the scientific method is asking questions and then trying to come up with the answers. 

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Question 2: What are the steps of the scientific method?

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Question 3: What are the variables in an experiment?

Answer: Independent and Dependent variables compared with a control group

Example:

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Question 4: What is an independent variable (IV)?

Answer: The independent variable is the one that is changed by the scientist. 

Example: In an experiment to test if the type of fertilizer makes plants grow taller, the type of fertilizer is the IV.

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Question 5: What is an dependent variable (DV)?

Answer: The Dependent variable is measured in the experiment 

Example: The height of the plant measured is the DV in the bean experiment that compares the effectiveness of different types of fertilizers

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Question 6: How do you graph the variables to show your data?

Answer: 

IV = X axis 

DV = Y axis

Example:

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Question 7: What is collected in an experiment?

Answer: Data

Example: Data can be organized in graphs or charts to make it easier to understand your results