Scientific Method Vocabulary

A person who uses the scientific method to solve a problem is a ____________.

• teacher

• scientist

• control group

• experimental group

An observation is gathering information using your five senses.

• True

• False

variable that is manipulated by the scientist

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

variable that is measured in an experiment

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

information obtained through the senses

• inference

• experiment

• data

• observation

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence or reasoning

• hypothesis

• inference

• observation

• data

evidence; information gathered from observations

• observation

• data

• control

• hypothesis

An educated guess about a problem

• Constant
• Control
• Dependent Variable
• Hypothesis

A judgment based on the results of an experiment.

• Constant
• Hypothesis
• Control
• Conclusion

Scientists compare the experiment group to the ____________ group?

• Same

• Control

• Exhibit A

• Other group?