Scientific Method Vocabulary

information obtained through the senses

• inference

• experiment

• data

• observation

steps you perform to test a hypothesis and collect data

• experiment

• conclusion

• data

• problem

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

An educated guess about a problem

• Constant
• Control
• Dependent Variable
• Hypothesis

The "normal" state, left unchanged so results can be compared to it

• Constant
• Control
• Hypothesis
• Independent

A judgment based on the results of an experiment.

• Constant
• Hypothesis
• Control
• Conclusion

A theory is

• The result of one experiment

• An educated guess

• An unscientific idea

• An explanation that has held up under extensive testing

A controlled test of the hypothesis.

• Experiment
• Hypothesis
• Control
• Constant

What is a hypothesis?

• educated thought
• educated theory
• educated guess
• math