Testable question — Science definition
A question naming what will be changed, what will be measured and in what units, and what is held the same — so that a result could contradict it.
Where it is taught
- Questions, Variables & Fair Investigations — Scientific Inquiry & Diversity of Life, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
A testable question names the change, the measurement and the conditions: "Does 10 mL of water a day produce more height gain over seven days in bean seedlings than 5 mL, with light, soil, pot size and temperature held the same?
Questions, Variables & Fair Investigations