7th Grade Vocab Scientific Inquiry

A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time

• Scientific Law

• Scientific Theory

• Controlled Experiment

• Variable

A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.

• Scientific Law

• Scientific Theory

• Independent variable

• Experiment

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

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

• Scientific Theory

• Dependent variable

• Observation

• Controlled Experiment

any factor that can be changed or controlled

• Variable

• Experiment

• Observation

• Controlled variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the act of conducting a test that includes comparison

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Experiment

• Controlled Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The variable being changed

• Dependent variable

• Controlled variable

• Observation

• Independent variable

The variable being measured

• Observation

• Experiment

• Variable

• Dependent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Keeping everything the same to keep the test fair

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Controlled variable

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the process of obtaining info by using the senses

• observation

• inference

• Dependent variable

• Variable

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-2

A conclusion not directly provided by observation, but an opinion from facts

• Quantitative data

• Inference

• Analyze

• Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4