Steps to Scientific Thinking

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Steps to Scientific Thinking

• Observing
• Forming Hypothesis
• Testing Hypothesis
• Analyzing Data
• Evaluating Results

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Steps to Scientific Thinking
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Variables in an Experiment

• Independent Variable a condition in a
  experiment that is changed or manipulated
• Dependent Variable observed or measured changes
  during an experiment

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Data Types

• Qualitative Data descriptions of the dependent
  variable
• example colors, sounds, yes or no
• Quantitative Data numerical measurements of the
  dependent variable
• example size, mass, frequency, temperature,
  rate

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List 3 Types of Qualitative and Quantitative Data