Ch. 3: The Scientific Method & Lab Reports Flashcards by Caleb DeLoach

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What are the 6 steps in the scientific method?

A

Purpose
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Discussion

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What is a hypothesis?

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predicting the outcome of the experiment (What is my educated prediction of the results?)

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What is scientific theory?

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a hypothesis that has been tested repetedly with similar results tat support that hypothesis

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What is scientific law?

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a very specific statement that is teh result of a theory being tested many times with similar results

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What is included in the discussion section of a lab report?

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Discuss the results of the experiment:
- hypothesis supported?
-errors
-future research
-conclusions

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