Scientific Method Basic Vocab

A possible explanation for a series of observations is?

• Communication

• Measurement

• Research

• Hyposthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Information collected during an experiment is called?

• observations

• analysis

• data

• conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Examination of data

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• research

• analysis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A summary of the results of an experiment is known as the?

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• analysis

• procedure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

An educated guess about what might happen in an experiment is a?

• question

• variable

• conclusion

• hypothesis

Reorder the following

• make a hypothesis

• perform the experiment

• get background info/research

• ask a question

• analyze the date and state a conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Data that can be measured or counted is?

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

Data that can be described using your senses is?

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

The one variable that the scientist changes or manipulates is?

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The variable that the scientist measures, the result of the experiment is?

• independent variable

• constant

• controlled variable

• dependent variable