Week 2 Vocabulary- Scientific Method

A _____ is an educated guess about the outcome of an investigation that can be tested

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• data

• experiment

_____ is different pieces of information.

• experiment

• data

• observation

• hypothesis

An ____ is a set of steps used to test a hypothesis.

• experiment

• data

• observation

• hypothesis

A _____ is an explanation based on your observation or measurement.

• experiment

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• data

An ____ is a way to gather information using your senses.

• experiment

• observation

• hypothesis

• conclusion

The factor that you change in an experiment is called _____.

• a conclusion

• an independent variable

• a control

• a hypothesis

______ is the factor that does NOT change in an experiment.

• An independent variable

• A control

• A conclusion

• An experiment

a sign or proof

• data

• evidence

• hypothesis

• observation