Scientific Method Intro

The process of collecting data through the senses or measurement tools.

• Evidence

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A procedure in which variables are manipulated and quantitative or qualitative data are collected to serve as the basis for evidence needed answer a scientific question.

• Experiment

• Evidence

• Observation

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

• • Data that is analyzed and interpreted to support or refute a claim.

• Qualitative Data
• Quantitative Data
• Evidence

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A statement that uses evidence to support a claim about how or why something in nature happens.

• Hypothesis
• Explanation

• Scientific Law
• Observation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

• A proposed, testable explanation for something that happens in nature.

• Hypothesis
• Theory
• Law
• Fact

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A representation of an idea or process.

• Model

• Color
• Shape
• Texture

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A collection of measurements or observations.

• Data
• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Theory

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A scientific explanation that explains a wide range of phenomena and is supported by a great deal of evidence.

• Theory
• Hypothesis
• Law
• Fact

• • Statement or mathematical equation that describes a pattern observed in the natural world.

• Law

• Hypothesis
• Theory
• Observation

The process of using evidence to support or refute claims.

• Hypothesis
• Argumentation
• Experimentation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2