ESOL Science Skills Vocabulary

a statement that predicts an outcome and provides an explanation for an experiment

• hypothesis

• experiment

• observation

• data

a scientific procedure to discover something

• hypothesis

• experiment

• diagram

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

the use of the senses to measure or gather information

• inference

• observaiton

• experiment

• data

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

facts you gather from an experiment

• conclusion

• variable

• diagram

• data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

tool for recording measurements and logging observations (table, chart, graph, diagram, and drawing)

• diagram

• data sheet

• conclusion

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

a visual way to represent data (makes it easier to understand)

• hypothesis

• data

• conclusion

• diagram

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

summarizes the results of the experiment. Explains whether the results support the hypothesis.

• conclusion

• inference

• variable

• diagram

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

an explanation for something observed, based on prior knowledge and experience

• observation

• conclusion

• inference

• diagram

something that can change, or vary

• variable

• inference

• graph

• constant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

the variable that "I" change

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variables

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5