Scientific Method Vocabulary

An observation that does involve numbers or measurements

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Inference

• Property or Attribute

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An observation that does NOT involve numbers or measurements

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Inference

• Property or Attribute

A statement that tries to explain an observation

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Inference

• Property or Attribute

A characteristic that distinguishes one material from another

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Inference

• Property or Attribute

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

A statement that tells what you think will happen in advance

• Prediction

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Controlled Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A factor that can be changed and that might affect the outcome of an experiment

• Prediction

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Controlled Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A prediction that can be tested by an experiment

• Prediction

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Controlled Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

An experiment in which only one variable is uncontrolled and all of the other variables are controlled or kept the same.

• Prediction

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Controlled Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2