SM Vocab

The universal process to help scientists learn and study questions about the world around them.

• Scientific Method

• Observation

• Data

• Experiment

The reason to study and conduct an investigation to answer a question. (using our 5 senses)

• Experiment

• Data

• Observation

• Conclusion

Helps lead to the hypothesis, figures out the reason for the observation. Must be testable. 

• Data

• Conclusion

• Experiment

• Question

An educated prediction for the outcome of an experiment.

• Data

• Scientific Method

• Question

• Hypothesis

A test of a hypothesis using a set of materials and procedures to follow.

• Data

• Experiement

• Observation

• Conclusion

Observe, explain observations, record evidence

• Data Analysis

• Scientific Method

• Conclusion

• Question

Summarize data and compare to purpose (answers the testable question); compare results to hypothesis.

• Scientific Method

• Data Analysis

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis