Science Vocabulary Pre-Test

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A statement of fact made using your senses

• observation
• inference
• phenomenon
• model

Combining your observations and your prior knowledge to explain something

• observation
• inference
• phenomenon
• model

Statements in science supported by data and research

• evidence
• claim
• reasoning
• data

Specific data or observations that support your claim

• claim
• evidence
• reasoning
• data

Explains how your evidence supports your claim or WHY you chose that evidence

• claim
• evidence
• reasoning
• data

a group of measurements, facts, or statistics recorded about an experiment

• claim
• evidence
• reasoning
• data

to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements

• construct
• analyze
• develop
• process

a representation of a system of ideas, events, or processes

• construct
• analyze
• develop
• model