Unit 1 Vocabulary

The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment

• Outcome variable (dependent variable)

• Observation

• Repetition

• Test variable (independent variable)

The variable that is affected and measured in the experiment

• Repetition

• Outcome variable (dependent variable)

• Test variable (independent variable

• Valid

The process followed to find the answer to a question or solve a problem

• Data

• Investigation

• Observation

• Reasoning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

To examine methodically and in detail

• Opinion

• Inference

• Associate

• Analyze

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The experimental element which is constant and unchanged throughout the course of the investigation

• Controlled variable

• Experiment

• Law

• Observation

Information acquired by observation or experimentation.

• Bias

• Empirical evidence

• Observation

• Hypoothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A ________ tells you what happens in nature, but it will not explain why it happens.

• Law

• Phenomenon

• Mystery

• Hurricane

The process of duplicating, as a procedure in experiments.

• Law

• Valid

• Replication

• Systematic observation

A group separated from the rest of the experiment where the independent variable being tested cannot influence the results.

• Experiment

• Control group

• Bias

• Investigation

An idea or explanation tested through study and experimentation.

• Opinion

• Theory

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2