Nature of Science and Scientific Method Vocab

The study of life and living organisms

• Biological Science

• Nature of Science

• Social Science

• Physical Science

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The process of assessing the quality, effectiveness, or significance

• Observation

• Evaluation

• Interpretation

• Scientific Method

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

A controlled investigation to test a hypothesis

• Evaluation

• Experiment

• Inference

• Qualitative

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A testable statement

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Experiement

• Inference

The process of drawing a conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Qualitative

• Inference

• Experiment

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The process of explaining the meaning of biological data

• Experiment

• Quantitative

• Inference

• Interpretation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The fundamental characteristics of biology as a body of knowledge

• Nature of Science

• Social Science

• Physical Science

• Biological Science

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

To gather information using one's senses

• Scientific Method

• Experiement

• Hypothesis

• Observation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The studies non-living systems. Investigates energy and matter.

• Social Science

• Physical Science

• Biological Science

• Nature of Science

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Describes characteristics or properties

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Scientific Method

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2