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9-1 Science/Scientific thinking
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The Scientific Method
Scientists come up with hypotheses (potential ideas for how something works and why it works). These are then tested and results are collected.
Scientific investigations
The variable you change is called the independent variable.
The variable you measure is called the dependent variable.
The variables that are kept constant are called control variables.