Scientific Methods Vocabulary

During this step you look for any information about the Testable Question you can find.

• conclusion
• experiment
• hypothesis
• background research

A drawing, object, description, animation or other way used to represent an idea, event or object to help others better understand the idea, event or object.

• conclusion
• model
• hypothesis
• background research

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

You will collect and record this during an experiment.

• data
• conclusion
• hypothesis
• background research

This data characteristic refers to how close your measurement is to the true or actual measurement.

• precision
• sloppiness
• accuracy
• closeness

This data characteristic refers to how close a set of measurements of the same quantity is to each other.

• precision
• sloppiness
• accuracy
• closeness

One of these must explicitly state the Independent Variable and Dependent Variable.

• conclusion
• "I wonder…?"
• manipulated variable
• testable question

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

This is your prediction about how the Dependent Variable in an experiment will respond to changes in the Independent Variable.

• conclusion
• "I wonder…?"
• manipulated variable
• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The Independent Variable is tested to see if it is the ___.

• cause
• effect
• conclusion
• control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The Dependent Variable is observed to see if it is a/an ___.

• cause
• effect
• conclusion
• control

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The experiment set-up(s) which include the changed variable you are testing for cause-and-effect relationship (the Independent Variable has been changed in this set-up).

• control
• independent
• experimental
• dependent

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2