Section 1:  Scientific Methods

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​Key Terms:

• observation
• hypothesis
  
• prediction
  
• experiment
  
• variable
  
• experimental group
  
• control group
  
• data
  
• ​correlation
  

​Main Ideas:

• Science is a process by which we learn about the world around us.  Science progresses mainly by the experimental method.
• The experimental method involves making observations, forming a hypothesis, performing an experiment, interpreting data, and communicating results.
  
• In cases in which experiments are impossible, scientists look for correlations between different phenomena.
  
• Good Scientists are curious, creative, honest, skeptical, and open to new ideas.