Matching Pairs Scientific Method VOCABULARYOnline version Do you know the meaning of all these terms? by Rodrigo Lomas Lopez 1 An educated guess about how things work. It is an attempt to answer your question with an explanation that can be tested. 2 Consists of receiving knowledge of the outside world through our senses, or recording information using scientific tools and instruments DeleteEmpirical procedure that arbitrates competing models or hypotheses. 3 Empirical procedure that arbitrates competing models or hypotheses. DeleteResponse obtained after experimentation, which allows us to confirm or not a certain hypothesis. 4 The one condition that you change in an experiment. 5 Short paragraph that discusses the overall results of an experimental procedure and explains whether the proposed hypothesis at the beginning of the experiment was correct or not. 6 The condition that is going to be analyzed, which depends on the independent variable. 7 Process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. 8 Response obtained after experimentation, which allows us to confirm or not a certain hypothesis. Independent variable Results Experiment Hypothesis Dependent variable Observation Conclusions Scientific Method