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WorksheetsScientific Method Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Scientific Method
A process that uses steps to answer questions or to test ideas about the world
an educated guess
a test
the steps you follow in an experiment
Information you collect or gather during an experiment
procedure
observation
data
hypothesis
An educated guess
scientific method
conclusion
data
hypothesis
The factor the scientist changes during an experiment
Data
Dependent variable
procedure
Independent variable
Using your five senses to gather information
Observation
hypothesis
Procedure
Data
An observation that uses senses (smell, taste, touch, hearing, sight)
Data
Inference
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative observation
Explanation of what you already know plus what you observe to make a judgment
Independent variable
Inference
Qualitative Data
Procedure
An observation that deals with numbers or amounts (size, temperature, weight, length)
Dependent variable
Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
Independent Variable
The steps you follow in an experiment
Data
Trial
Hypothesis
Procedure
A test
Trial
Data
Conclusion
Procedure
An explanation of what you learned in your experiment
Data
Conclusions
Trial
Scientific Method
The factor a scientist observes changing
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Trial
Procedure
