Scientific Investigation Vocabulary

The parts of the experiment that stay the same; rules to the experiment

• control

• constant

• inference

• problem

The part of the experiment that does not receive the independent variable, what you compare to

• control

• constant

• hypothesis

• inference

The part of the experiment that changes as a result of the independent variable, Data you collect

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• hypothesis

• problem

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The part of the experiment where you decide what will happen or make a prediction, stated as if...then

• control

• title

• hypothesis

• control

The part of the experiment that I change

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

• observation

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence

• observation

• inference

• problem

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The act of looking at something in order to gain information

• observation

• problem

• qualitative

• quantitative

Question you are trying to answer using an experiment

• problem

• observation

• hypothesis

• control

Information about how something Looks; cannot be measured with numbers

• quaLitative

• quaNtitative

• observation

• inference

Information that can be measured with Numbers

• quaLitative

• quaNtitative

• inference

• constant

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4