Practice of Science Vocabulary

Factors in an experiment that stay the same

• Control Group

• Test Variable

• Outcome Variable

• Experiment

Is the factor that you want to test. It is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects a dependent variable.

• Hypothesis

• Test Variable

• Outcome Variable

• Control Group

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.

• Data

• Conclusion

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Procedures carried out in order to validate or invalidate a hypothesis

• Experiment

• Control Group

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

The factor measured or observed during an experiment

• Outcome variable

• Test variable

• Experiment

• Control Group

Facts or statistics gathered for reference or analysis

• Conclusion

• Data

• Analyze

• Evidence

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

to examine in detail in order to explain or interpret something.

• Analyze

• Evidence

• Conclusion

• Data

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

information gathered that indicates whether something is correct

• Data

• Evidence

• Conclusion

• Analyze

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A summary of information gained from testing an hypothesis.

• Data

• Analyze

• Conclusion

• Evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Conducting a scientific investigation multiple times in order to make sure the results are accurate.

• Repetition

• Replication

• Trails

• Conclusion