PS.1 Investigations Vocabulary Review

First Name

Last Name

Block #

• Block 1
• Block 2
• Block 3

1.Using the 5 senses to gather information

• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Inferences
• Conclusion

2. An educated guess written as an if... then statement

• inference
• observations
• hypothesis
• independent variable

3. Interpretation based on the 5 senses and past experiences

• observation
• control
• inference
• hypothesis

4. Steps scientists have to follow in order to conduct an experiment are called

• The Scientific Method
• An Experiment
• Hypothesis
• Dependent Variable

5. Tells us WHY something happens

• theory
• inference
• hypothesis
• observation

6. Information that is gathered in an experiment is called

• Independent Variable
• Data
• Inference
• Dependent Variable

7. The part of the experiment that the scientist changes is called

• Dependent Variable
• Scientific Method
• Inference
• Independent Variable