Scientific Inquiry

The factor in an experiment that you change.

• variable
• manipulated variable
• responding variable
• controlled experiment

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question. 
Must be something that can be tested. 
Typically worded as an if...... then........ statement. 

• hypothesis
• scientific inquiry
• data
• controlled experiment

Any factor that can change in an experiment.

• responding variable
• manipulated variable
• controlled experiement
• variable

The ongoing process of discovery in science; the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence they gather. 

• experiment
• hypthesis
• scientific inquiry
• communicating

The observations and measurements you make in an experiment.

• data
• operational definition
• hypothesis
• scientific inquiry

The process of sharing ideas and information with other people. 
Writing, reading, speaking, listening and making models. 
Scientists communicate and share results, information and opinions. 

• communicating
• share
• scientific inquiry
• controlled experiment

An experiment in which all factors except one are kept constant.

• responding variable
• controlled experiment
• manipulated variable
• hypothesis

The factor that changes as a result of the manipulated variable. What you measure or observe to obtain you results. 

• responding variable
• operational definition
• data
• manipulated variable

A statement that describes how a particular variable is to be measured or how a term is to be defined. 

• data
• hypothesis
• variable
• operational definition