Scientific Method Vocabulary and Notes Review

A judgment based on the results of an experiment.

• Constant

• Hypothesis

• Control

• Conclusion

The variable that is measured in an experiment

• Dependent

• Independent

• Control

• Constant

The variable changed by the scientist in an experiment.

• Independent

• Dependent

• Constant

• Control

The act of noticing something happening around you

• Observation

• Conclusion

• Experiment

• Control

A procedure that test a hypothesis.

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Constant

something not tested/something that stays the same; used for comparison

• hypothesis

• control group

• conclusion

• experiment

variable that is manipulated by the scientist

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

information obtained through the senses

• inference

• experiment

• data

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following correctly lists the steps of the scientific method?

• Question, Experiment, Hypothesize, Analyze, Conclude

• Observe, Hypothesize, Analyze, Experiment Conclude

• Question, Hypothesize, Experiment, Observe, Analyze, Conclude

• Observe, Analyze, Hypothesize, Experiment, Question

In which step of the scientific method do you test the hypothesis?

• Observe
• Experiment
• Analyze
• Conclude