Scientific Method Vocabulary List for 7th Graders

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What is a 'Procedure'?

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The step-by-step plan or instructions for conducting an experiment.

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What is a 'Hypothesis'?

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A testable prediction or educated guess about what will happen in an experiment, often written as an 'if-then' statement.

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What is a 'Control Group'?

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The part of an experiment that doesn’t change, used to compare with the test group to see the effect of the variable.

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What is an 'Experiment'?

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A test or investigation designed to answer a question or test a hypothesis by collecting data.

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What is an 'Inference'?

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A logical guess or explanation based on observations and evidence.

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What is a 'Variable'?

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The factor you change on purpose in an experiment to see how it affects something else.

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What is 'Data'?

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Information, like numbers or observations, collected during an experiment.

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What is a 'Conclusion'?

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A summary of what you learned from the experiment, based on the data you collected.

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What is an 'Independent Variable'?

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The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

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What is a 'Dependent Variable'?

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The variable that is measured or observed in an experiment to see if it changes due to the independent variable.