Scientific Method Vocabulary

An educated guess about a problem

• Constant
• Control
• Dependent Variable
• Hypothesis

The variable that is measured in an experiment

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Constant

The variable changed or manipulated in an   experiment.

• Independent
• Dependent
• Constant
• Control

The act of noticing something happening around you

• Observation
• Conclusion
• Constant
• Control

The data that comes from an experiment.

• Hypothesis
• Conclusion
• Results
• Control

A controlled test of the hypothesis.

• Experiment
• Hypothesis
• Control
• Constant

An observation that does involve numbers or measurements

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Inference

• Property or Attribute

An observation that does NOT involve numbers or measurements

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Inference

• Property or Attribute

A factor that can be changed and that might affect the outcome of an experiment

• Prediction

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Controlled Experiment

A prediction that can be tested by an experiment

• Prediction

• Variable

• Hypothesis

• Controlled Experiment