Science Methods

Match the following

• what we adjust in the experiment

• Dependent variable

• testable prediction

• Control

• factor that IS changed because of exper.

• Experiment

• organized steps for testing hypothesis

• Independent variable

• a standard for comparison

• Hypothesis

Match the following

• Educated guess based on research

• Inference

• A guess or opinion made based on an observation

• Law

• Attempts to answer WHY something happens

• Observation

• Information gathered through the senses

• Hypothesis

• Observation of WHAT does happen

• Theory

Reorder the following. Everything starts with asking a...

• analyze results

• question / problem

• research

• hypothesis / design

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Match the following

• What happens

• Law

• stays the same

• Theory

• Why something happens

• Variable

• changes

• Constant

The ​ (a)   of Gravity states that objects pull on each other (the bigger object wins). The ​ (b)   of Relativity says that might happen because matter bends space (Maybe. Probably. It's our best explanation at the moment).

• Law
• Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Match the following

• Information gathered through the senses

• Inference

• A guess or opinion made based on an observation

• Theory

• Attempts to answer WHY something happens

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Match the following

• Information gathered through the senses

• Observation

• Observation of WHAT does happen

• Inference

• A guess or opinion made based on an observation

• Law

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Match the following

• Observation of WHAT does happen

• Inference

• A guess or opinion made based on an observation

• Theory

• Attempts to answer WHY something happens

• Law

Match the following

• Attempts to answer WHY something happens

• Law

• Observation of WHAT does happen

• Theory

• Information gathered through the senses

• Observation

On what axis should the independent variable always be?

• X
• Y

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1