Science Skills Vocabulary

Observation

• Action of looking at someone or something carefully to collect information

• Used for making qualitative observations (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting)

• Type of observation that describes someone or something without the use of numbers. Uses your five senses (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting)

• Type of observation that are made with numbers and measurements. Instruments such as a ruler and thermometer are used.

Five Senses

• Conclusion or judgement reached on the basis of evidence and past experience

• Used for making qualitative observations (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting)

• Type of observation that describes someone or something without the use of numbers. Uses your five senses (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting)

• Type of observation that are made with numbers and measurements. Instruments such as a ruler and thermometer are used.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Qualitative Observation

• Conclusion or judgement reached on the basis of evidence and past experience

• Action of looking at someone or something carefully to collect information

• Type of observation that describes someone or something without the use of numbers. Uses your five senses (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting)

• Type of observation that are made with numbers and measurements. Instruments such as a ruler and thermometer are used.

Quantitative Observation

• Conclusion or judgement reached on the basis of evidence and past experience

• A piece of information presented that has been proven to be true

• Type of observation that describes someone or something without the use of numbers. Uses your five senses (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting)

• Type of observation that are made with numbers and measurements. Instruments such as a ruler and thermometer are used.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Inference

• Conclusion or judgement reached on the basis of evidence and past experience

• A piece of information presented that has been proven to be true

• A view or judgement about something, not necessarily based on facts or knowledge

• Type of observation that are made with numbers and measurements. Instruments such as a ruler and thermometer are used.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Fact

• Conclusion or judgement reached on the basis of evidence and past experience

• A piece of information presented that has been proven to be true

• A view or judgement about something, not necessarily based on facts or knowledge

• A forecast or guess about what will happen next

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Opinion

• Factual information or data that can help to prove or disprove something

• A piece of information presented that has been proven to be true

• A view or judgement about something, not necessarily based on facts or knowledge

• A forecast or guess about what will happen next

Prediction

• Factual information or data that can help to prove or disprove something

• A piece of information presented that has been proven to be true

• A view or judgement about something, not necessarily based on facts or knowledge

• A forecast or guess about what will happen next

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Evidence

• Factual information or data that can help to prove or disprove something

• A representation of an object, idea, process or system that describes what you may not be able to experience directly

• A view or judgement about something, not necessarily based on facts or knowledge

• A forecast or guess about what will happen next

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Model

• Factual information or data that can help to prove or disprove something

• A representation of an object, idea, process or system that describes what you may not be able to experience directly

• A view or judgement about something, not necessarily based on facts or knowledge

• A forecast or guess about what will happen next

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3