1. based on observations. 2. more descriptive. 3. Holds for specific conditions. 4. Answers "what" questions
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Does spinach make dogs grow larger? A scientist gets 6 poodles the same age and treats them the same except 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food plus 4 ounces of spinach and 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food every day. What is control group?
Dogs that are not fed spinach
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What is used to test a hypothesis?
Experiment
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Does spinach make dogs grow larger? A scientist gets 6 poodles the same age and treats them the same except every day 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food plus 4 ounces of spinach and 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food. What is the control var?
type of dog, dog food. treated exactly the same except spinach,
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Does spinach make dogs grow larger? A scientist gets 6 poodles the same age and treats them the same except every day 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food plus 4 ounces of spinach and 3 dogs eat 10 ounces of dog food. What is the hypothesis?
If dogs each spinach then they will grow larger.
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What is changed (on purpose) in an experiment?
Independent Variable
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What is the main characteristic of qualitative data?
Descriptions
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Name the 2 types of data that can be collected in an experiment.
Qualitative & Quantitative data
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Scientific Method
A series of step used to test a hypothesis to reach a scientific conclusion
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What is measured in an experiment?
Dependent variable
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Name the 6 steps of the scientific method.
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something a person holds to be true - may not be scientifically proven
