Practice of Science- Vocab Exercises

This is done to test the hypothesis, uses scientific method, and involves variables.

• Investigation

• Experiment

• Observation

• Inference

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Variable that can be changed or manipulated to show the cause-and-effect relationship.

• outcome variable

• Controlled variable

• Independent variable

• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A conclusion you draw based on your observation.

• Guess

• Hypothesis

• Judgement

• Inference

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Information you gather using your senses.

• Observation

• Inference

• Investigation

• Data

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After data collection, this step involves interpreting the data to see if it supports or refutes the hypothesis.

• creating scientific models

• collecting data

• classifying data

• data analysis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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A statement that summarizes the findings and indicates whether the hypothesis was correct. This is made after data analysis is done.

• Conclusion

• Data summary

• communicating results

• hypothesis

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What do you do as a scientist when your hypothesis is supported or is correct after doing an experiment?

• Communicate your results to others.

• Change your hypothesis.

• Make more trials to check same results.

• Make a whole new experiment.

A variable that is kept constant from the beginning until the end of your experiment.

• Test variable

• Controlled variable

• Outcome variable

• Dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following shows the difference between an experiment and an investigation?

• An experiment does not use scientific method; an investigation does.

• An experiment does not include variables; an investigation does.

• An investigation does not need hypothesis; an experiment is done to test the hypothesis.

• An investigation is done to test a hypothesis; an experiment is done to determine a problem.

Are factors, conditions, or elements that can be changed, measured, or controlled in an experiment.

• Data

• Variables

• Models

• Results

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