Scientific Method Vocabulary

An educated guess

• conclusion

• procedure

• data

• hypothesis

Process a scientist follows to complete an investigation (question, hypothesis, materials, procedure)

• scientific method

• data

• variable

• procedure

Parts of an experiment that can be changed and can affect the results

• observation

• conclusion

• data

• variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The results of an experiment

• data

• conclusion

• observation

• procedure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

An experiment designed to answer questions

• data

• conclusion

• procedure

• investigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

To repeat the experiment

• scientific method

• procedure

• replicate

• materials

The information you collect from the experiment (usually numbers)

• scientific method

• procedure

• data

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Things you need to complete your experiment

• procedure

• data

• observation

• materials

Watching and noticing events that happen during an experiment

• observation

• procedure

• scientific method

• replicate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

The steps you take to complete the experiment.

• conclusion

• procedure

• materials

• investigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2