Nature of Science Vocabulary

Which term refers to a testable explanation for a question?

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Inference

• Ethics

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

• Dependent Variable

• What you are changing

• Controlled Variable

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the controlled variable in an experiment?

• What you are changing

• Dependent Variable

• Hypothesis

• Kept the same during an experiment

What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

• Scientific Theory

• What you are measuring

• Quantitative Data

• Inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is an inference?

• Descriptive Observation using words

• Something you notice with your senses

• Explanation for a Question

• Logical Judgment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is an observation?

• Something you notice with your senses

• Branch of knowledge dealing with moral principles

• Countable or measurable observation

• Descriptive Observation using words

What is quantitative data?

• Living things come from other living things

• Countable or measurable observation

• Logical Judgment

• Explanation supported by lots of evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is qualitative data?

• Living things come from other living things

• Something you notice with your senses

• Descriptive Observation using words

• Logical Judgment

What is a scientific theory?

• Life “arose” from nonliving things

• Explanation supported by lots of evidence

• Process to verify an experiment’s results

• Describes a pattern in nature without explaining it

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What is peer review?

• Logical Judgment

• Explanation for a Question

• Descriptive Observation using words

• Process to verify an experiment’s results

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3