Nature of Science Vocabulary

Questions that can be tested are

• Scientific Questions

• Inferences

• Predictions

• Good Questions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Information you can gather using the five senses and scientific instruments and tools.

• observation

• data

• inferences

• analysis

A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.

• Inference

• observation

• hypothesis

• prediction

An explanation based or prior observations that can be tested.

• hypothesis

• prediction

• scientific guess

• inference

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A statement of what you think will happen.

• prediction

• results

• data

• hypothesis

Steps you follow to test a hypothesis.

• experiment

• instructions

• directions

• suggestions

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Any kind of observation

• data

• results

• picture

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Examination of data

• analysis

• answers

• conclusions

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A statement of whether your hypothesis was supported.

• conclusion

• summary

• scientific knowledge

Source of knowledge that is based on observations and experiments.

• Scientific knowledge

• results

• answers

• predictions

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-1