Scientific Investigations

This is your educated guess of what you think will happen in the experiment.  It is always written in "If... Then...." form.

• Hypothesis
• Conclusion
• Problem
• Data and Analysis

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NGSS.3-PS2-3

This is what you are trying to find out or to solve by completing an experiment.  

• Hypothesis
• Procedure
• Problem
• Conclusion

Once you complete the experiment, you must record your results and create charts or graphs.  

• Data and Analysis
• Research
• Procedure
• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a Variable?

• Variations within the experiment

• The repeating of the experiment by classmates

• Anything that can change during an experiment

• Something that must be keep the same during an experiment

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

The independent variable

• Changes due to other factors

• The change that you are making on purpose

• Is an individual step of the experiment

• Can be different when repeating the same experiment

Data that can be measured with NUMBERS is...

• Quantitative Data
• Qualitative Data

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NGSS.5-PS1-2

NGSS.3-PS2-2

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

A summary statement based on the results of an experiment is a...

• Hypothesis
• Materials
• Procedure
• Conclusion

In an experiment, the things a scientist purposefully keeps the same are the...

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Constant

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

You notice that a mineral you are trying to identify has a mass of 10 grams. This data is...

• Quantitative Data
• Qualitative Data

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

A scientist notices that the mineral he is trying to identify is a yellowish color. This data is

• Quantitative Data
• Qualitative Data

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NGSS.5-PS1-3