5.6D Experimental Design Vocabulary

Testable question about what you want to learn about.

• independent variable

• problem

• dependent variable

• constant

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The experimental factor that is manipulated; what I change in the experiment. You should only have 1!

• independent variable

• problem

• constant

• research

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

measurable Data; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable

• constant

• research

• dependent variable

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

parts of the experiment that are kept the same.

• constant

• research

• results

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

allows you to better understand the background of the subject . Study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new predictions and conclusions.

• control

• data

• research

• graph

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

data and observations gathered from the experiment

• results

• research

• data

• graphs

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison

• control

• problem

• independent variable

• graph

Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation. Examples: graphs, charts, pictures, etc.

• data

• question

• hypothesis

• repeated trials

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A diagram that shows how two variables are related, a way to represent your data.

• graph

• procedure

• hypothesis

• questions

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

a sentence that states what your experiment is trying to answer.

• questions

• hypothesis

• graph

• procedure