Scientific Method Vocabulary

step by step process used to answer questions and solve problems

• demonstration

• question

• scientific method

• experiment

a scientific test or trial used to answer a question

• demonstration

• question

• scientific method

• experiment

a sentence asked to gain information

• demonstration

• question

• scientific method

• experiment

a statement that predicts an experiment's outcome, based on what you already know

• fact

• hypothesis

• observation

• opinion

the act of watching carefully

• fact

• hypothesis

• observation

• opinion

something that can be proven true

• fact

• hypothesis

• observation

• opinion

someone's feelings about a particular topic

• fact

• hypothesis

• observation

• opinion

anything that can change or be changed

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• variable

one thing that you can change on purpose in an experiment, also called a controlled variable

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• variable

the thing that you measure in an experiment, the outcome of the experiment

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• variable