Science Skills Review (7th Grade)

The step before making a guess about an experiment where you read books or check the internet

• problem

• experiment

• conclusion

• research

A discussion of what the data means. Was your hypothesis right or wrong.

• experiment

• conclusion

• research

• problem

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A part of the experiment that is not being tested (remains constant) and is used for comparison

• observation

• data

• control

• hypothesis

Any pieces of information obtained through experimentation

• hypothesis

• variable

• data

• problem

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The variable that is the output or the result of the experiment

• hypothesis

• experiment

• independent

• dependent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstrate a known truth or question

• experiment

• observation

• classify

• inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

An educated guess.

• hypothesis

• observation

• data

• result

A variable that is changed by the scientist; what the scientist is testing

• dependent variable

• constant

• hypothesis

• independent variable

A testable question that starts the scientific method and needs answered

• results

• control

• variable

• problem

Science should be

• repeatable

• delicious

• measurable

• observable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4