Intro to Science Unit Vocabulary

What is observation in the scientific method?

• Using your senses to gather information (what you notice)

• A series of steps scientists follow

• A testable explanation of a problem

• A procedure that tests the claim

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the scientific method?

• A series of steps scientists follow to discover how nature works

• Using your senses to gather information

• A testable explanation of a problem

• A procedure that tests the claim

What is a problem/question in the scientific method?

• This is created based on your observation and written as a question

• A testable explanation

• A procedure to test a claim

• A statement explaining the claim

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What is an experiment?

• A procedure that tests the claim

• A statement explaining the claim

• Factors that might change

• A group that does not get the independent variable

What are charts/tables or graphs used for?

• To organize data gathered during the experiment

• To explain if the claim was supported

• To measure the dependent variable

• To observe qualitative results

What are controls in an experiment?

• Parts of the experiment that remain the same

• Factors that might change

• The part being tested

• The group that does not get the independent variable

What are variables in an experiment?

• Factors that might change

• Parts that remain the same

• The part being tested

• The group that does not get the independent variable

What is an independent variable?

• The part of the experiment that is being changed or tested; "cause" or "if"

• The part of the experiment that you measure

• The group that does not get the independent variable

• Factors that might change in an experiment

What is a dependent variable?

• The part of the experiment that you measure

• The part being changed or tested

• The group that does not get the independent variable

• Factors that might change in an experiment

What is a control group?

• Experimental group that does NOT get the independent variable; used for comparison

• The part of the experiment that is being changed

• The part of the experiment that you measure

• Factors that might change in an experiment