Big Idea 1 and 2 Vocabulary

A ________________ is something that you change in an experiment. A factor that can be changed or controlled in order to test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.

• variable

• prediction

• inference

• experiments

A _____________________is a variable that you keep

the same throughout the experiment. All of the things that are kept the same in an experiment for the control and test groups.

• prediction

• constant

• experiment

• model

The variable you are testing is

called the ________________ (independent variable). The variable that is being tested or purposely changed between the control group and the test group.

• repeated trials

• procedures

• test variable

• prediction

You need to do ______________________________ of your experiment so that you can validate your data. To repeat the test of an experiment multiple times to ensure valid data.

• conclusion

• repeated trials

• prediction

• control group

An explanation based on evidence or information you already have.

• Variable

• Experiment

• Observation

• Inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments.

• Observation

• Inference

• Investigation

• Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Information, such as observations or measurements, that can be tested and verified.

• Evidence

• Repeated Trials

• Conclusion

• Analyze

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The certainty or accuracy of results or data in an investigation or experiment.

• Repeated Trials

• Conclusion

• Valid

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

A scientific test that is carried out under controlled conditions to answer a scientific question.

• Observation

• Inference

• Experiment

• Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The group in an experiment that serves as a comparison to the test group; untreated by the factor being tested.

• Predict

• Control Group

• Conclusion

• Observation