Scientific Method

sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking

• communitcating

• controlled experiment

• dependent variable

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time

• controlled

  experiment

• hypothesis

• procedures

• variable

The factor that may change in response to the independent variable.

What is being Measured?

• dependent variable

• scientific law

• research

• testable question

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable. If... Then...

statement

• research

• hypothesis

• procedures

• variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The one variable that is PURPOSELY changed to test a hypothesis

• communicating

• controlled experiment

• independent variable

• scientific method

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Step-by-step instructions on how to complete a specific task are called

• research

• dependent variable

• testable question

• procedures

Reading about the topic that you are going to investigate

• scientific method

• variable

• controlled experiment

• research

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the

hypothesis, and stating conclusions

• independent variable

• scientific method

• hypothesis

• communicating

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A questions a scientist tests to find a result

• testable questions

• variable

• hypothesis

• communicating

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A factor that can change in an experiment

• communicating

• variable

• testable question

• research

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2