Scientific Method Vocabulary

Scientific Method

• A provable fact gathered using the 5 sences.

• A process of steps to solve problems in the world.

• A process of procedures to test your hypothesis and collect data.

• When the findings need to be analyzed to determine if the hypothesis is supported.

Observation

• The variable you can control.

• An act of reasoning from facts to draw an opinion.

• Any information that can be gathered using the 5 senses.

• It is done to learn background information about a question.

Inference

• The variable you can control.

• An act of reasoning from facts to draw an opinion.

• Any information that can be gathered using the 5 senses.

• It is done to learn background information about a question.

Question

• It is used to learn background information about the question.

• It using "affect" and can be answered with an experiment.

• A prediction of what you think will happen.

• A series of steps that allow you to collect data.

Independent Variable

• The variable you observe.

• The variable you keep the same.

• The variable you can change/control.

• The variable that you do not change.

Dependent Variable

• The variable you observe.

• The variable you keep the same.

• The variable you can change/control.

• The variable that you do not change.

Research

• It is used to learn background information about the question.

• It using "affect" and can be answered through with an experiment.

• A prediction of what you think will happen.

• A series of steps that allow you to collect data.

Hypothesis

• It is used to learn background information about the question.

• It using "affect" and can be answered with an experiment.

• A prediction of what you think will happen using an "If...then.." statement.

• A series of steps that allow you to collect data.

Experiment

• It is used to learn background information about the question.

• It using "affect" and can be answered with an experiment.

• A prediction of what you think will happen using an "If...then.." statement.

• A series of steps that allow you test your hypothesis and collect data.

Quantitative Data

• Data that has descriptions, like blue, small, square...

• Data that is numbers, like 4, 35, 26...