Scientific Method Vocabulary

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• research

• question

• variable

• control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

The systematic investigation to learn more about a topic.

• research

• dependent variable

• hypothesis

• qualitative data

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.

• conclusion

• independent variable

• control

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A scientific procedure to test a hypothesis.

• research

• hypothesis

• experiment

• variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A detailed examination of the data.

• quantative data

• analysis

• data

• variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Compare the hypothesis to the experiment results.

• control

• question

• independent variable

• conclusions

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A factor that can change in an experiment.

• control

• variable

• analysis

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The variable that is changed on purpose to test the dependent variable.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• control

• qustion

The element in an experiment that depends on something else.

• conclusion

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control

The thing in an experiment that is unchanged and constant.

• control

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

• variable