Scientific Method Vocabulary 1.

ScientificMethodVocabulary

1. Scientificmethod

amethodofproblemsolvingbytestingahypothesis.

2. Hypothesis

aneducatedguessthatanswersyourquestion.

3. Question

whatitisthatyouwanttotestorfindout.

4. Experiment

testinganideaorhypothesisthroughacontrolledinvestigation.

5. Observation

makingandrecordingmeasurements.

6. Qualitativeobservation usingthesensestogatherinformationaboutofsomething...withoutnumbers

7. Quantitativeobservation usingthesensestogatherinformationaboutofsomething...withnumbers.

8. Data

acollectionoffacts?usuallynumbers

9. Datatable

anorganizedcharttorecordandkeepdatafromtheexperiment.

10. Variable

thingsthatchangeorcanbechangedinanexperiment.

11. Dependentvariable

thechangesthataremeasuredinanexperiment.Writtenafterthe"then,

________"inthehypothesis.

12. Independentvariable

whatcausesthechangesmeasuredinanexperiment.Writteninthefirstpart

ofthehypothesisafterthe"If___"

13. Trial

eachtestperformedinanexperiment.

14. Inference

drawingaconclusionorjudgmentbasedondata.

15. Analysis

astudyofthedatalookingforpatterns,errorsandmeaning.

16. Conclusion

ajudgmentthattellswhetherthedatadoesordoesnotsupportthe

hypothesis

ScientificMethodVocabulary

1. Scientificmethod amethodofproblemsolvingbytestingahypothesis.

2. Hypothesis

aneducatedguessthatanswersyourquestion.

3. Question

whatitisthatyouwanttotestorfindout.

4. Experiment

testinganideaorhypothesisthroughacontrolledinvestigation.

5. Observation

makingandrecordingmeasurements.

6. Qualitative

usingthesensestogatherinformationaboutofsomething...withoutnumbers

observation

7. Quantitative

usingthesensestogatherinformationaboutofsomething...withnumbers.

observation

8. Data

acollectionoffacts?usuallynumbers

9. Datatable

anorganizedcharttorecordandkeepdatafromtheexperiment.

10. Variable

thingsthatchangeorcanbechangedinanexperiment.

11. Dependentvariable thechangesthataremeasuredinanexperiment.Writtenafterthe"then,

________"inthehypothesis.

12. Independent

whatcausesthechangesmeasuredinanexperiment.Writteninthefirstpartof

variable

thehypothesisafterthe"If___"

13. Trial

eachtestperformedinanexperiment.

14. Inference

drawingaconclusionorjudgmentbasedondata.

15. Analysis

astudyofthedatalookingforpatterns,errorsandmeaning.

16. Conclusion

ajudgmentthattellswhetherthedatadoesordoesnotsupportthehypothesis

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