Unit 1.1 Vocabulary

Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

• variable

• hypothesis

• warrant

• data

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The variable being manipulated or changed in the experiment

• constant

• inference

• independent variable

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

An educated guess that states the proposed solutions or expected outcomes for experiments

• observation

• independent variable

• inference

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The variable being measured in response to the independent variable

• inference

• dependent variable

• quantitative data

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

• evidence

• observation

• inference

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Able to be changed or adapted

• data

• constant

• hypothesis

• variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

All factors that do not change the experiment

• variable

• dependent variable

• frequent

• constant

Information that can be counted or measured or - quantified, and given numerical value

• dependent variable

• quantitative data

• hypothesis

• nominal data

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Descriptions of the qualities observed in an experiment

• variable

• nominal data

• qualitative data

• dependent variable

An act or the power of seeing or taking notice of something

• interview

• inference

• hypothesis

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5