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### Mini Glossary - **constant:** variable that stays the same in an experiment - **control:** a sample that is treated like the other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to it - **dependent variable:** the factor being measured in an experiment - **descriptive r...

### Mini Glossary - **constant:** variable that stays the same in an experiment - **control:** a sample that is treated like the other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to it - **dependent variable:** the factor being measured in an experiment - **descriptive research:** type of research design that answers scientific questions through observation - **experimental research design:** type of research design used to answer scientific questions by testing a hypothesis through the use of a series of carefully controlled steps - **hypothesis:** a prediction, or statement, that can be tested - **independent variable:** the variable that is changed in an experiment - **model:** a representation of things that happen too slowly, too quickly, or are too big or too small to observe directly - **scientific methods:** steps to follow to try to solve problems