That cup of coffee is the best in the world.

Write a tentative explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested.

Scientists give 2 people unlabeled mints, one is name brand and the other is generic. The subjects say which they prefer.

Evidence-based process for acquiring knowledge about the natural world.

The group with no change in independent variable

There are seven birds on the dock.

Determine the independent variable.

Determining if it rains more in Marion or Boston by looking a the rainfall measurements.

The change in the independent variable

A carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world

The student spilled sauce on their shirt.

Create graphs and data tables

Testing whether sleeping more gets you better grades by changing sleeping time of a student and seeing what grades they get.

Help to estimate the significance of data 

The number of repetitions of an experiment.

Biology is the hardest class at Tabor.

Make notes on what is happening or a natural phenomenon you witness.

A doctor that does not know what types of medicines they have gives two pills to a person to see which one makes their pain go away more.

A graph that is used to display data that changes continuously.

Describes what is needed to do an experiment and the steps to perform it.

She is the tallest student in the class.

Support or reject your hypothesis.

Measuring the growth rate of an aloe plant in the winter versus the summer.

A statement that describes an observable occurrence in nature that appears to always be true

Scientific papers go through this process to be published in a journal.