The Scientific Method Vocabulary

a method of problem solving by testing a hypothesis

• scientific method

• question

• variable

• independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

what it is that you want to test or find out

• scientific method

• question

• variable

• independent variable

things that change or can be changed in an experiment

• scientific method

• question

• variable

• independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What causes the changes measured in an experiment.

Written in the first part of the hypothesis after the “If _____”

• scientific method

• question

• variable

• independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The changes that are measured in an experiment.

Written after the “then, _____” in the hypothesis.

• dependent variable

• control

• hypothesis

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is kept constant, or doesn’t change, throughout the experiment.

• dependent variable

• control

• hypothesis

• experiment

an educated guess that answers your question

• dependent variable

• control

• hypothesis

• experiment

testing an idea or hypothesis through a controlled investigation

• dependent variable

• control

• hypothesis

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

making note of what you see and recording measurements

• observation

• qualitative observation

• quantitative observation

• data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

using the senses to gather information about something...without numbers

• observation

• qualitative observation

• quantitative observation

• data

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8