Scientific Method Vocabulary

Break down in order to bring out the important elements or structure.

• analyze

• data

• materials

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Results of an investigation

• analyze

• data

• materials

• observation

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Set of data used for comparison

• observation

• hypothesis

• control

• dependent variable

Information you gather from an experiment

• investigation

• procedure

• materials

• data

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Depends on the independent variable

• data

• dependent variable

• black coffee

• procedure

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Proof from experiments

• independent variable

• evidence

• data

• replicate

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

An investigation or procedure that has varying results

• data

• hypothesis

• materials

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Tentative explanation or prediction for an observation

• replicate

• hypothesis

• data

• opinion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The characteristic of an experiment that is manipulated or changed by researchers, not by other variables in the experiment

• properties

• evidence

• independent variable

• control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An experiment intended to answer a question

• investigation

• procedure

• evidence

• control

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2