Gathering information with the senses:

All claims in science should be supported by :

A proposed explanation that can be tested:

A statement based on what may happen, “if …then”: 

Type of data that is measured with numbers; example: temperature of water:

Type of data that is in the form of a description; example:  color of the water:

A step-by-step procedure that is used to test a hypothesis: 

The thing that the scientist changes in an experiment:  _____ variable

What is measured or observed in an experiment: _______ variable

In science, a  ________ combines observations and explains WHY.  ( Ex. Evolution )

In science, a ________ is used to make predictions, telling us WHAT will happen.