Nature of Science Vocab

Personal, rather than scientific point of view for, or against, something.

• Theory

• Bias

• Law

• Fact

Objective , verifiable observation

• Theory

• Bias

• Law

• Fact

Describes qualities ( letters )

• Theory

• Bias

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Well-supported hypothesis that enables scientists to make accurate predictions (why)

• Theory

• Bias

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-1

Broad concept or principle (how)

• Theory

• Law

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A guess about an object of outcome based on your observations.

• Theory

• Law

• Inference

• Principle

Statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes an aspect of the world (Greenhouse effect)

• Theory

• Law

• Inference

• Principle

The variable that is manipulated.

• Theory

• Independent

• Inference

• Dependent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Uses numbers to measure something

• Theory

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Principle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Group used for comparisons with your experimental groups (normal)

• Control

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Experimental