Safety, Tools, and Scientific Method Vocabulary

A prediction or educated guess

• variable

• hypothesis

• constant

• analyze

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Something you see, hear, taste, feel, or smell

• hypothesis

• analyze

• conclusion

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Last step of the scientific method where you decide if your hypothesis was correct or incorrect

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• analyze

• observation

Looking at the data collected in an experiment and finding answers

• constant

• analyze

• variable

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Something that changes during your experiment

• variable

• constant

• analyze

• hypothesis

Something that stays the same or does not change during your experiment

• variable

• constant

• analyze

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Measures mass in grams

• triple beam balance

• thermometer

• spring scale

• graduated cylinder

Measures weight in Newtons

• triple beam balance

• thermometer

• spring scale

• graduated cylinder

Measures volume in milliliters

• triple beam balance

• thermometer

• spring scale

• graduated cylinder

Measures temperature in degrees Celsius

• triple beam balance

• thermometer

• spring scale

• graduated cylinder