Scientific Method Review

a specific, testable statement and prediction based on information that is already known

• experiment

• hypothesis

• scientific method

• conclusion

procedures followed for the purpose of answering a question, testing a hypothesis, analyzing data, and communicating results

• experiment

• hypothesis

• scientific method

• conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

a scientific activity that is done to answer a question and test a hypothesis

• experiment

• hypothesis

• scientific method

• conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

a summarizing statement that compares the results of an experiment to the hypothesis

• experiment

• hypothesis

• scientific method

• conclusion

information collected during an experiment that can be measured or counted and written using numbers

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variables

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

information collected during an experiment that describes qualities or characteristics using words rather than numbers

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variables

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

one part of an experiment that is changed by the experimenter

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variables

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

all the parts of an experiment that remain the same

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variables

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

one part of the experiment that is being measured

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variables

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

collecting of information about a topic for the purpose of gaining new knowledge

• research

• observation

• prediction

• analysis

• procedures

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3