Vocabulary 7th Grade 24-25

What does it mean to observe?

• To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.

• To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.

• To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, or mass.

• To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.

What does it mean to classify?

• To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.

• To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.

• To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.

• To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What does it mean to measure?

• To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.

• To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, or mass.

• To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.

• To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What does it mean to infer?

• To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.

• To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.

• To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.

• An explanation for an observation you made.

What does it mean to hypothesize?

• To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.

• To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.

• To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.

• To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, or mass.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What does qualitative mean?

• Observations using your 5 senses.

• Observations using a scientific tool and recorded as numbers.

• To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.

• To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.

What does quantitative mean?

• Observations using your 5 senses.

• Observations using a scientific tool and recorded as numbers.

• To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.

• To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.

What does the term "Interpret" mean?

• To judge or calculate the quality or value of something.

• To explain the meaning of something.

• Information collected for use.

• An opinion or decision that is made after an investigation.

What does the term "Evaluate" mean?

• To explain the meaning of something.

• A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.

• To judge or calculate the quality or value of something.

• The factors that are kept the same in an experiment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is a "Hypothesis"?

• Information collected for use.

• An opinion or decision that is made after an investigation.

• A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.

• The factors that are kept the same in an experiment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2