6th Grade Science End of Year Vocabulary

Characteristics of objects or events which can be measured. 

• qualitative observation
• quantitative observation
• inference
• hypothesis

A decision made after considering relevant facts and evidence.

• hypothesis
• procedure or methods
• conclusion
• inference

A testable statement about the natural world that can be used to develop inferences and explanations.

• experimental group
• consumer
• hypothesis
• conclusion

A series of steps, done in a particular order, to answer testable (scientific) questions.

• experimental group
• procedure or methods
• conclusion
• convergence

The universal system of weights and measures based on the meter, the gram, the liter, and the second.

• celsius
• fahrenheit
• millimeters
• metric system

There are 10 millimeters in every centimeter and 1,000 in every meter.

• centimeters
• millimeters
• feet
• yards

One hundredth of a meter.  There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter.

• feet
• yards
• centimeter
• inch

The metric unit of length.

• inch
• yard
• foot
• meter

A metric unit of temperature.

• fahrenheit
• celsius
• inch
• foot

The careful use of natural resources including preservation, protection, or restoration, to use things wisely. 

• pollution
• greenhouse effect
• conservation
• endangered