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WorksheetsScientific Method Vocabulary Week #2 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Observation
a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events, or processes.
use one or more of the 5 senses - sight, hearing, touch, smell and sometimes taste to gather information.
Hypothesis
possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answers to a scientific question.
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events, or processes.
a group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
Scientist
a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
plan for asking questions and testing possible answers.
use one or more of the 5 senses - sight, hearing, touch, smell and sometimes taste to gather information.
Model
use one or more of the 5 senses - sight, hearing, touch, smell and sometimes taste to gather information.
a physical and/or mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events, or processes
the one in the experiment that you can change.
Control
possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answers to a scientific question.
Compare the hypothesis to the results of the experiment.
a group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
Independent Variable
possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answers to a scientific question.
Compare the hypothesis to the results of the experiment.
the one thing in the experiment that you can change.
Investigation
possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answers to a scientific question.
use one or more of the 5 senses - sight, hearing, touch, smell and sometimes taste to gather information.
plan for asking questions and testing possible answers.
Analyze
Comparing your hypothesis to your results.
the change that happens because of the independent variable.
the one thing in the experiment that you can change.
Infer
Comparing your hypothesis to your results.
the one thing in the experiment that you can change.
an idea or conclusion that’s drawn from evidence and reasoning.
Dependent Variable
possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answers to a scientific question.
the change that happens because of the independent variable.
the one thing in the experiment that you can change.
